flāvus — meaning in English

English meaning

• blond adj Having pale yellowish or golden hair.
• flaxen adj Made of or resembling flax fibers.
• gold noun A soft, heavy, yellow precious metal used in jewellery, coins, and electronics.
• yellow noun The bright color of lemons, sunflowers, and egg yolks, produced by light around 580 nanometers.

Senses

flāvus is used for these senses in English:

• blond (countable) A person with this hair color.
• gold ☉ (alchemy)
• yellow The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.

blond — full definition

1. adj Having pale yellowish or golden hair.
2. noun A person with light golden or yellowish hair.

flaxen — full definition

1. adj Made of or resembling flax fibers.
2. adj A pale yellow brown as of dried flax; blonde.

Related Latin words