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sandy

sandy

10 1.0
Having pale yellow or light brown hair
  • adjective
  • /ˈsændi/
: rubio
  • She's got sandy blonde hair.
  • sandy hair
  • sandy-haired
  • sandy blond

Tongue tied is a very like sandy colored warm nude.

Examples

Synonyms

tan
vssandy
11 1.0

A light brown colour like leather

leans more toward pale yellowish tones rather than straightforward light brown
flaxen
vssandy
3 7.5

Pale yellow hair like dry straw

is the pale yellowish to yellowish brown hair shade rather than very pale
fawn
vssandy
1 4.9

A light brown color with a little yellow

is similar but can range slightly more toward yellowish brown
light-haired
vssandy
1 2.6

Having pale hair like blond or light brown

specifies a particular pale yellowish to yellowish brown hair color
yellow-brown
vssandy
1 2.0

A brownish yellow color like dry autumn leaves

is a paler hair shade emphasizing yellow rather than darker brown
brownish-yellow
vssandy
1 3.2

A color between brown and yellow

is lighter and paler, focusing on yellowish rather than dark brown
caramel brown
vssandy
1 2.8

A medium yellow-brown color like caramel

is paler and more yellow than this moderate yellow-brown shade
tawny-brown
vssandy
1 4.2

A light brown color like tanned leather

is paler and more yellow, not as orange or leather-like in tone
buffy
vssandy
1 4.8

A light brown color with a little yellow

is a hair color that spans from pale yellowish to yellowish brown
yellowish-beige
vssandy
1 4.1

A pale brown color with a slight yellow tint

is more obviously yellowish and suited to hair rather than neutral beige
chukker-brown
vssandy
  • Archaic
9.9

A grey to yellowish brown color like old leather

is brighter and more purely yellowish rather than greyish brown

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

With little or no light and not bright

15 2.1

Having dark brown or black hair

Compounds

3 2.5

Loose ground made mostly of sand that lets water drain quickly

A large, very dry area in northwest Australia north of the Gibson Desert

1 7.5

A mushroom you can eat that grows in clusters in sandy soil under cottonwood trees

How Light

blond
49 1.0
sandy
10 1.0
light brown
23 1.0
brown
834 1.0

Surface Forms

sandy positive

Morphology

sandy = sand (semi-transparent) = sand + y

The color sense is an extension from 'sand' (resembling the typical color of sand), so the morphological relation is clear but the specific color interpretation requires a metaphorical shift.

Etymology

Sandy comes from sand plus -y, and it originally meant 'like sand' in colour. So sandy hair or eyes are the pale yellowish to light brown colour you see in many sands.