light-haired
- adjective
- /ˈlaɪtˌhɛrd/
- I looked over at my father, but he was busy talking to a small light-haired man who had his hand over his mouth as if afraid of spreading germs.
- light-haired man
- tall and light-haired
Examples
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Tall, slim, light skinned, light haired people with good chins.
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Bold light-haired females breed good pups.
Fiction book (1995) -
Not all light-haired female characters are generous and lucky.
Academic text (1997) -
When going through the tent rows, I suddenly saw a big, light-haired fellow prisoner.
Academic text (2008) -
I am a blue-eyed, light-haired American citizen.
Blog text (14) -
Faustin watched the other one, a light-haired man who looked totally exhausted and angry with himself.
Fiction book (1998) -
Well, he's light-haired, so it never really mattered.
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On it were two photographs, one of a light-haired freckled boy with so much trouble in his eyes that he might just have learned that his dog was dead.
Fiction book (1991) -
I may look more the part here—I'm tall and light-haired—but I still feel like an impostor, even in my own skin.
Fiction book (2000) -
The tall, light-haired girl stood out in the crowd at the event.
Synonyms
Pleasant to look at, often with light hair or skin
Having pale yellow or light brown hair
Hair, fur, or a color that is a little blonde
Having very light blond hair that looks almost white
Very light pale blond hair with a slight gray or silver color
Hair that is very light and almost white
A little light in color, like pale hair or skin
Antonyms
How Light
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Light-haired combines light and hair; here light means 'pale' or 'bright', like sunlight on hair, and hair is the everyday word 'hair', so light-haired means having pale or fair (often blond) hair.