Skip to main content
straw

straw

5 1.8
Having a pale yellow color like dry stalks of grain
  • adjective
  • /strɔ/
: pajizo
  • This one I tempered only two straw yellow, which is less tempering, which means more brittle and stronger.

Examples

  • Her dress was a beautiful shade of straw yellow, perfectly complementing her sun-kissed skin.

  • His eyes are buttons, and his hair is straw.

  • The artist chose a straw color palette for the landscape to evoke the warm, golden fields of summer.

  • He painted the walls with a straw hue, giving the room a bright, airy feel.

Synonyms

straw-colored
vsstraw
1 2.7

A pale yellow color like dry straw

is the same color descriptor rather than a texture or shape term
strawlike
vsstraw
1 4.0

Having the look and feel of dried straw

is focused specifically on the pale yellow color not texture or form

Idioms

last straw
  • Informal
23 4.4

The final small problem that makes someone lose patience

the last straw
  • Informal
20 3.9

The final small problem that makes someone lose patience and act

6 6.2

To be chosen by chance to do an unpleasant task

Trying to do something without the things you need

To make a poor choice at the wrong time

Compounds

36 4.4

A quick not official vote that shows what people think

22 7.0

An argument made to be easily attacked instead of the real one

14 1.3

A hat made of straw that protects the face from the sun

A thin tube often made of plastic or paper that you use to suck a drink into your mouth

A pale yellow color like dry straw

straw man
  • Jargon
1 8.2

A person who appears to own things but hides the real owner often for illegal acts

straw boss
  • Jargon
1 8.7

A worker who leads other workers but has little power

1 5.5

A quick unofficial vote to see if people support an idea

1 5.5

A figure made of straw and old clothes used to scare birds from crops

1 5.3

A small mushroom you can eat with a white cap and long stem used in Asian cooking

1 9.9

A woman whose name is used to hide the true owner of something

A European plant with soft yellow, tube-shaped flowers

A sweet drink made from grapes dried on straw mats or in the sun

How Yellow

golden
205 1.0
yellow
805 1.0
straw
5 1.8
pale yellow
6 1.0
off-white
11 3.0

Surface Forms

straw positive

Etymology

The adjective straw comes from the pale yellow color of dried stalks left in the field, the same color you see in sun-bleached hair or hay. So calling something straw means it is a light, pale yellow like dried grass.