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- US Pronunciation
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- [mel-uh-noid]
- /ˈmɛl əˌnɔɪd/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mel-uh-noid]
- /ˈmɛl əˌnɔɪd/
Definitions of melanoid word
- adjective melanoid of or characterized by melanosis. 1
- adjective melanoid resembling melanin; darkish. 1
- noun melanoid Resembling melanin. 1
- adjective melanoid resembling melanin; dark coloured 0
- adjective melanoid characterized by or resembling melanosis 0
- adjective melanoid pigmented black or dark 0
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Origin of melanoid
First appearance:
before 1850 One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; melan- + -oid
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Parts of speech for Melanoid
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
melanoid popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
melanoid usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for melanoid
adj melanoid
- jet — a compact black coal, susceptible of a high polish, used for making beads, jewelry, buttons, etc.
- slate — a fine-grained rock formed by the metamorphosis of clay, shale, etc., that tends to split along parallel cleavage planes, usually at an angle to the planes of stratification.
- onyx — Mineralogy. a variety of chalcedony having straight parallel bands of alternating colors. Compare Mexican onyx.
- coal — Coal is a hard black substance that is extracted from the ground and burned as fuel.
- sable — an Old World weasellike mammal, Mustela zibellina, of cold regions in Eurasia and the North Pacific islands, valued for its dark brown fur.
adjective melanoid
- dark — When it is dark, there is not enough light to see properly, for example because it is night.
- atramentous — similar to or as black as ink
- inklike — Resembling ink.
- black — lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
Antonyms for melanoid
adj melanoid
- white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
- hopeful — full of hope; expressing hope: His hopeful words stimulated optimism.
- optimistic — disposed to take a favorable view of events or conditions and to expect the most favorable outcome.
- clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
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