flaxen

flax·en

adj \ˈflak-sən\

Definition of FLAXEN

1

: made of flax

2

: resembling flax especially in pale soft strawy color <flaxen hair>

Examples of FLAXEN

1. <fields of flaxen wheat waving in the wind>

First Known Use of FLAXEN

15th century

Related to FLAXEN

Synonyms: fair, blond, golden, sandy, straw, tawny

Related Words: ocherous (or ochreous); ash-blond (or ash-blonde), blondish, strawberry blonde (or strawberry blond), towheaded; gold, light, white

Near Antonyms: black-a-vised, brown, brunet (or brunette), dark, olive, swart, swarthy; black, ebony, raven

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Rhymes with FLAXEN

Klaxon, Saxon, waxen