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albino
- /ælˈbiːnəʊ/ UK
- /ælˈbaɪnoʊ/ US
- /alˈbiːnoː/ Ireland
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Portuguese albino and Spanish albino.
* Portuguese albino is from Medieval Latin albinus, from Latin albus
* Spanish albino is diminutive of albo, from Latin albus (“white”).
adjective
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Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.
Similar: albinal, albinic, albinistic, albinoid, hypomelanistic, hypomelanoid, amelanistic, amelanoid
Opposite: hypermelanistic, hypermelanoid, melanistic, melanoid
noun albinos · albinoes
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A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.
Similar: albinoid, hypomelanoid, amelanoid
Opposite: hypermelanoid, melano, melanoid
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: albina, hypomelanistic, whiteless, pigmentless, achromic, achromatous, amelic, acholic, complexionless, blanched, white, altrical, colourless, achromous, nonblooded, aniridic
adjective
Opposite: hypermelanistic, hypermelanoid, melanistic, melanoid
noun
Opposite: hypermelanoid, melano, melanoid
Translations
Talk about this word "albino." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/albino. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. albino. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/albino "albino." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/albino.Cite this
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title = {albino},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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