as in blond
of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color
fields of flaxen wheat waving in the wind
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Recent Examples of flaxen
And yet, about four years ago, images of myself with flaxen hair started to wheedle their way into my brain and park there.
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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.
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Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
But really, truly, what struck me most was Carrie’s wild mane of flaxen curls.
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Lauren Valenti,
Vogue,
22 June 2023
Jennifer Eley-Handler was quietly lovely, with flaxen waves that formed a heart around her face.
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Beatrice Hazlehurst,
ELLE,
26 Apr. 2023
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
But really, truly, what struck me most was Carrie’s wild mane of flaxen curls.
—
Lauren Valenti,
Vogue,
22 June 2023
Jennifer Eley-Handler was quietly lovely, with flaxen waves that formed a heart around her face.
—
Beatrice Hazlehurst,
ELLE,
26 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flaxen
blond
Adjective
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Van Hecke jogged to the sideline after his blond hair had turned red from the blood.
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Allie is approximately 5-foot-2 and 85 pounds, with blond hair and blue eyes, police said.
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“Flaxen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flaxen. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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