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Meaning of "luteous" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LUTEOUS

From Latin lūteus yellow.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LUTEOUS

luteous  [ˈluːtɪəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LUTEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Luteous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES LUTEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of luteous in the English dictionary

The definition of luteous in the dictionary is of a light to moderate greenish-yellow colour.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LUTEOUS


beauteous
ˈbjuːtɪəs
bounteous
ˈbaʊntɪəs
combustious
kəmˈbʌstɪəs
courteous
ˈkɜːtɪəs
despiteous
dɪˈspɪtɪəs
discourteous
dɪsˈkɜːtɪəs
dispiteous
dɪsˈpɪtɪəs
duteous
ˈdjuːtɪəs
feateous
ˈfiːtɪəs
Grotius
ˈɡrəʊtɪəs
lacteous
ˈlæktɪəs
piteous
ˈpɪtɪəs
plenteous
ˈplɛntɪəs
pluteus
ˈpluːtɪəs
popliteus
pɒpˈlɪtɪəs
Proteus
ˈprəʊtɪəs
sestertius
sɛˈstɜːtɪəs
tierce
tɪəs
uncourteous
ʌnˈkɜːtɪəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LUTEOUS

lutefisk
lutein
luteinisation
luteinization
luteinize
luteinizing hormone
luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone
lutenist
luteolin
luteolous
luteotrophic hormone
luteotrophin
luteotropic hormone
luteotropin
luter
lutescent
lutestring
Lutetia
Lutetia Parisiorum
lutetium

WORDS THAT END LIKE LUTEOUS

advantageous
aqueous
courageous
curvaceous
cutaneous
erroneous
gaseous
gorgeous
heterogeneous
hideous
homogeneous
instantaneous
miscellaneous
outrageous
righteous
self-righteous
simultaneous
spontaneous
subcutaneous
unrighteous

Synonyms and antonyms of luteous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «luteous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LUTEOUS

Find out the translation of luteous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

黄体酮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lúteo
570 millions of speakers

English

luteous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

luteous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

luteous
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Luteous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lúteo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

luteous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Luteous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Luteous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Luteous
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

luteous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

luteous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Luteous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

luteous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

luteous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विचित्र
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yeşilimsi sarı renkli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

luteous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Luteous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Luteous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

luteous
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

luteous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

luteous
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

luteous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

luteous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of luteous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LUTEOUS»

The term «luteous» is used very little and occupies the 160.398 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LUTEOUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about luteous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LUTEOUS»

Discover the use of luteous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to luteous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Journal of the Linnean Society of London
Limnobia filiformis. Mas. Lutescens, antennis nigris gracilli- mis corporis dimidio paulo longioribus, abdomine fasciis [duabus dimidioque apicali nigris, pedibus nigris longis gracillimis, alis fuscis angustis. Male' Pale luteous, shining, slender.
Linnean Society (London), 1865
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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
Legs stout ; fore tibiae above, anterior tarsi and tips of hind tarsi black. Wings cinereous, hyaline; veins black. Fore wings luteous towards the base, blackish towards the tips, the outline of the luteous part bordered with black ; veins very stout.
Linnean Society of London, 1870
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Journal. Zoology
bands and with two luteous humeral stripes. Abdomen with four luteous bands; lst band basal ; 4th broader than the 2nd and the 3rd. Fore wings withfive quadrate more or less elongated luteous spots ; lst spot near the base ; 2nd larger and a ...
Linnean Society of London, 1861
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Catalogue of the Specimens of Heteropterous-Hemiptera in the ...
Head subfusiform, much longer than the fore lobe of the prothorax ; ante-ocular part with a luteous stripe, longer than the post-ocular. Rostrum luteous along each side. First joint of the antennae a little longer than the ante-ocular head ; second ...
Francis Walker, 1873
5
List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the ...
luteous, black at the tip, ami with a black dorsal stripe, and with one on each side beneath. Legs stout ; femora with luteous hairs ; hind tibia with two spurs of moderate length. Wings long, moderately broad. Fore wings very slightly convex in ...
Francis Walker, 1856
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List of the Specimens of Lepidopterous Insects in the ...
luteous, black at the tip, and with a black dorsal stripe, and with one on each side beneath. Legs stout; femora with luteous hairs ; hind tibìœ with two spurs of: moderate length. Wings long, moderately broad. Fore wings very slightly convex in ...
Walker (Francis), 1856
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A Revision of Lasionycta Aurivillius (Lepidoptera: ...
Palpus covered with mostly cream and a few gray scales. Frons white centrally, gray laterally. Top of head covered with white, black, and white-tipped black hair- like scales. Thorax – Vestiture of white, gray, and luteous (in specimens with ...
Lars G. Crabo, J. Donald Lafontaine, 2009
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Illustrations of British Entomology; Or a Synopsis of ...
SI. Furgeau Mon. 9.—Faun. F.' pl. 14.j1 4-. Antenna: ferruginous, paler beneath; the basal joint luteous, with a black streak above; head luteous, varied with black; mandibles luteous, with the apex ferrug'inous; thorax black, varied with luteous; ...
Stephens (James Francis), 1835
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Illustrations of British Entomology
Ff' pl. 14M'fi 4.. Antennze ferruginons, paler beneath; the basal joint luteous, with a black streak above; head luteous, varied with black; mandibles luteous, with the apex ferruginous; thorax black, varied with luteous ; scutellum also luteous; ...
James Francis Stephens, 1835
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Illustrations of British Entomology, Or a Synopsis of ...
Anterior wings above fuscous, with a blind ferruginous ocellus towards the apex ; beneath fuscous, with a whitish band towards the tip, beyond which is a silvery line, and 'the margin is luteous; between the margin and the whitish band are two  ...
James Francis Stephens, 1828

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