flaxen

1 synonym and 2 antonyms for flaxen, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.

Adj — Made from, or looking like, the fibres of the flax plant.

Synonyms by Meaning

1. adj

Made from, or looking like, the fibres of the flax plant.

sandy

2. adj

Pale yellowish in colour, like dried flax or fair hair.

“The couple and their children have flaxen hair.”

Opposites

brunet brunette

Etymology

Comes from Middle English flaxen, flexon, flexin, from Old English fleaxen ("of flax; flaxen"), equivalent to flax and -en ("made of"). Compare Dutch vlassen.

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