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sandy

sandy

9 1.0
Having pale yellow or light brown hair
  • adjective
  • /ˈsændi/
translation icon : 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
40 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
2 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
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
4.8

A light brown color with a little yellow

is a hair color that spans from pale yellowish to yellowish brown
caramel brown
vssandy
2.8

A medium yellow-brown color like caramel

is paler and more yellow than this moderate yellow-brown shade
yellowish-beige
vssandy
4.1

A pale brown color with a slight yellow tint

is more obviously yellowish and suited to hair rather than neutral beige
brownish-yellow
vssandy
3.2

A color between brown and yellow

is lighter and paler, focusing on yellowish rather than dark brown
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

3 2.1

Having dark brown or black hair

Compounds

1 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

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

How Light

blond
47 1.0
sandy
9 1.0
light brown
16 1.0
brown
939 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.