flaxen

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈflæksən/ UK /ˈflæksən/ See IPA manual

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adj
of the pale yellow color of flax, especially of hair

The child's flaxen curls shone in the sunlight.

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1 adj · of the pale yellow color of... blond golden yellow pale fairstraw-colored

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darkbrunetteblack

Word family

Related forms flax

Etymology

From flax (Old English flæx, fleax) + the material adjective suffix -en, denoting 'made of' or 'resembling flax'.

flæx Old English

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# 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

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