aeneousadj.

Brit.

/ˈiːnɪəs/,

/eɪˈiːnɪəs/, U.S.

/ˈiniəs/,

/eɪˈiniəs/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin aēneus , -ous suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin aēneus (also ahēneus ) made of copper or bronze, brazen (see ahenean adj.) + -ous suffix.

Chiefly Entomology.

Resembling brass in colour or lustre; brassy. Cf. olivaceo-aeneous at olivaceo- comb. form .

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > brassy yellow

brazen1596

brassy1789

aeneous1847

brass-coloured1851

1808 Trans. Linn. Soc. 9 69 The elytra have a viridi-æneous tint.

1847 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 v. 236 Head rather small..with the thorax aeneous.

1901 Proc. Linn. Soc. New S. Wales 25 342 Abdomen aeneous-black, ovipositor prominent, yellow for two-thirds its length.

1948 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 74 233 Eyes large round and prominent; face somewhat aeneous.

2003 Coleopterists Bull. 57 149 Surface strongly shining, black with aeneous reflection.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aeneous
释义	aeneousadj. Brit. /ˈiːnɪəs/, /eɪˈiːnɪəs/, U.S. /ˈiniəs/, /eɪˈiniəs/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin aēneus , -ous suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin aēneus (also ahēneus ) made of copper or bronze, brazen (see ahenean adj.) + -ous suffix. Chiefly Entomology. Resembling brass in colour or lustre; brassy. Cf. olivaceo-aeneous at olivaceo- comb. form . ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > yellow or yellowness > [adjective] > brassy yellow brazen1596 brassy1789 aeneous1847 brass-coloured1851 1808 Trans. Linn. Soc. 9 69 The elytra have a viridi-æneous tint. 1847 Hist. Berwickshire Naturalists' Club 2 v. 236 Head rather small..with the thorax aeneous. 1901 Proc. Linn. Soc. New S. Wales 25 342 Abdomen aeneous-black, ovipositor prominent, yellow for two-thirds its length. 1948 Trans. Amer. Entomol. Soc. 74 233 Eyes large round and prominent; face somewhat aeneous. 2003 Coleopterists Bull. 57 149 Surface strongly shining, black with aeneous reflection. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1808
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