OCHEROUS Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

ocherous

adjective

variants or ochreous

Definition of ocherous

as in sandy

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Adjective

Porto Santo Porto Santo appeals to travelers seeking privacy within Portugal's Madeira archipelago, where a nine-kilometer sandy beach sets it apart from Madeira's rugged, rocky coastline.

— Paula Conway, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Brace for notorious Keyserville Road, a long sandy slope where some cyclists dismount and push.

— Pam LeBlanc, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

Definition of sandy

Adjective

In a video shared to Instagram on Thursday, July 16, the actress, 47, fluffs her new light blonde locks before making a heart with her hands.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 21 July 2026
More recently, Chastain went blonde again as she was photographed filming yet another series in May.

— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 21 July 2026

Definition of blond

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Researchers began this effort in 2025, taking cell samples from deceased golden wild yaks and transplanting clone embryos into surrogate mothers.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 25 July 2026
The speculative nattering kicked in at around the same time the last scrap of golden confetti had found a resting place on the turf at, um, New York New Jersey Stadium.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of golden

Adjective

Bedding should be straw or similar material (avoid blankets or towels that can freeze).

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
Their delicious 2021 Viognier is straw colored in the glass with aromas of white flowers, white peach, and dried apricot with flavors of yellow peach, jasmine flower, and cantaloupe melon.

— Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 24 July 2025

Definition of straw

Adjective

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

Definition of flaxen

Adjective

Anderson has been transitioning back to blonde in recent months, stepping out with a more subtle strawberry blonde shade back in October.

— Meg Walters, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
In that original viral campaign launch video, a bearded Platner, his strawberry blonde hair tousled, introduced Maine voters to the issues central to his platform, namely, broad economic populism, taxing billionaires, and universal healthcare.

— Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025

Definition of strawberry blonde

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