wheaty
- adjective
- /ˈwiːti/
- She wore a wheaty dress that complemented her sun-kissed skin.
Examples
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The curtains in the living room were a soft wheaty shade that matched the furniture.
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The fields turned a beautiful wheaty color as harvest season approached.
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The walls were painted a wheaty shade.
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I prefer a wheaty color for my kitchen.
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The walls were painted a soft, wheaty color that made the room feel warm and inviting.
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She chose a dress in a wheaty shade that complemented her golden hair.
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They served a wheaty biscuit that had a lovely golden hue at the breakfast table.
Synonyms
Pale yellow hair like dry straw
A dull pale brown color like light brown hair
A pale yellow color like dry straw
A pale light brown color like dry cereal grain
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Etymology
The word wheaty comes from wheat plus the ending -y, where wheat is the pale yellow grain and -y means 'like' or 'having'. So wheaty describes a color that is 'like wheat', a soft pale yellowish-brown.