Word
isabel
Phoneticsis·abel
/ˈɪzəˌbɛɫ/
Definitions
01female name
n. a common female name that comes from the name Elizabeth.
n. a female given name, originally a Spanish and French variant of Elizabeth.
“Isabel decided to study engineering at the local university.”
“The name Isabel has enjoyed consistent popularity across various European cultures for centuries, often appearing in royal lineages.”
02pale yellow color
adj. a pale, brownish-yellow or grey-yellow color.
adj. denoting a greyish-yellow or light brownish-yellow color; often associated with the coats of animals or aged parchment.
“The old book had isabel pages that were brittle to the touch.”
“The naturalist described the bird's plumage as a muted isabel, blending perfectly with the sun-bleached grasses of the plain.”
Archaic · Literary
Usage
Often used in older texts to describe the specific color of horses or birds.
Etymology
From Spanish Isabel, from Old Occitan Elisabel, from Latin Elisabeth, from Ancient Greek Ἐλισάβετ (Elisábet), from Hebrew אֱלִישֶׁבַע (Elishéva, “my God is an oath”). Doublet of Elizabeth.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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