Synonyms of flaxen

flaxen

adjective

ˈflak-sən 

as in blond

of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color

fields of flaxen wheat waving in the wind

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blond
• tawny
• golden
• sandy
• straw
• white
• blondish
• fair
• towheaded
• gold
• ocherous
• strawberry blonde
• light
• ash-blond

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• brown
• olive
• dark
• swart
• swarthy
• brunet
• black
• ebony
• raven
• black-a-vised

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of flaxen

And yet, about four years ago, images of myself with flaxen hair started to wheedle their way into my brain and park there. — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 4 Apr. 2025

Miss Maynard’s class is building Holland on a small scale in one of their sandbox tables with dikes, towers, windmills, boys with wooden shoes and girls with flaxen hair. — Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025

But really, truly, what struck me most was Carrie’s wild mane of flaxen curls. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 22 June 2023

Jennifer Eley-Handler was quietly lovely, with flaxen waves that formed a heart around her face. — Beatrice Hazlehurst, ELLE, 26 Apr. 2023