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    flaxen-haired

    adjective

    • 1. having pale yellow hair: "a flaxen-haired girl"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryFLAXEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    adjective. literary us / ˈflæk.s ə n / uk / ˈflæk.s ə n / Add to word list. (of hair) pale yellow: a flaxen-haired youth. Compare. blonde adjective. fair adjective (PALE) sandy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Hair color. ash blonde. ashy. auburn. balayage. blonde. blondie. bronde. brunette. carroty. chestnut. grayness. grey. grizzly.

    • Titian

      Titian meaning: 1. (of hair) reddish-gold in colour 2. (of...

    • Grayness

      GRAYNESS meaning: 1. US for greyness 2. the quality of being...

    • Carroty

      carroty meaning: 1. the orange colour of carrots: 2. the...

    • Chestnut

      CHESTNUT meaning: 1. a large tree with leaves divided into...

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLAXEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    adjective. literary uk / ˈflæk.s ə n / us / ˈflæk.s ə n / Add to word list. (of hair) pale yellow: a flaxen-haired youth. Compare. blonde adjective. fair adjective (PALE) sandy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Hair colour. ashy. auburn. balayage. blonde. blondie. bronde. brunette. carroty. chestnut. colouring. golden. gray. grey.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › flaxenFlaxen Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    1. : made of flax. 2. : resembling flax especially in pale soft strawy color. flaxen hair. Synonyms. blonde. fair. golden. sandy. straw. tawny. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of flaxen in a Sentence. fields of flaxen wheat waving in the wind.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFLAXEN HAIR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] Flaxen hair is pale yellow in colour. [...] [literary] See full entry for 'flaxen' Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Definition of 'hair' hair. (heəʳ ) variable noun A1. Your hair is the fine threads that grow in a mass on your head. [...] See full entry for 'hair'

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishflaxen adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of flaxen adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › flaxenFlaxen - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Use the adjective flaxen to describe things that are a pale golden-yellow color, like your brother's flaxen hair or flaxen wheat fields glowing in the summer sun. There's a literary history of using flaxen for a young girl's blonde hair that dates back at least as far as the 1500s.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › flaxenFLAXEN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective. made of flax. pertaining to flax. resembling flax. of the pale yellowish color of dressed flax. flaxen. / ˈflæksən / adjective. of, relating to, or resembling flax. of a soft yellow colour. flaxen hair. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of flaxen 1. First recorded in 1510–20; flax + -en 2. Discover More. Example Sentences.