flaxen C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈflæksən/ UK /ˈflæksən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of the pale yellow color of flax, especially of hair The child's flaxen curls shone in the sunlight. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of the pale yellow color of... blondgoldenyellowpalefairstraw-colored ↔ Opposites darkbrunetteblack Word family Related forms flax Etymology AI details From flax (Old English flæx, fleax) + the material adjective suffix -en, denoting 'made of' or 'resembling flax'. flæx Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # flaxen **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈflæksən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈflæksən/ ## Meanings 1. of the pale yellow color of flax, especially of hair ## Examples - The child's flaxen curls shone in the sunlight. ## Synonyms - blond - golden - yellow - pale - fair - straw-colored ## Antonyms - dark - brunette - black ## Related Forms - flax ## Roots and Affixes - Root: flæx ## Etymology From flax (Old English flæx, fleax) + the material adjective suffix -en, denoting 'made of' or 'resembling flax'. ## AI Etymology Flaxen comes from flax (Old English flæx, fleax) + the material adjective suffix -en, denoting 'made of' or 'resembling flax'. The etymological trail includes Old English flæx. As an adjective, flaxen describes what is of the pale yellow color of flax, especially of hair. The same family is visible in related forms such as flax. The analysis is partly morphological, with the modern form built from the elements named in the history. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown