How to pronounce isabelline
American English pronunciation
iz-uh-BEL-in
- IPA
- /ˌɪzəˈbɛlɪn/
- Syllables
- iz · uh · BEL · in (4 syllables, stress on the 3rd)
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What isabelline means
Of a pale, washed-out grayish-yellow color
In a sentence: The desert fox had a soft isabelline coat that blended in with the sand.
Where it comes from: It comes from Isabella, an old name for a grayish-yellow color, plus -ine, an ending that means like.
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Compare: isabelline and fulvous
Fulvous is a deep tawny yellow-brown; isabelline is a much paler, washed-out grayish-yellow.
See also: fulvous
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