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light-haired

light-haired

1 2.6
Having pale hair like blond or light brown
  • adjective
  • /ˈlaɪtˌhɛrd/
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  • 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

  • Tall, slim, light skinned, light haired people with good chins.

  • 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.

  • 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

fair
vslight-haired
191 1.0

Pleasant to look at, often with light hair or skin

is mainly about pale hair color rather than attractiveness
sandy
vslight-haired
9 1.0

Having pale yellow or light brown hair

is broader for pale or fair hair not limited to yellowish tones
blondish
vslight-haired
2 2.7

Hair, fur, or a color that is a little blonde

applies more broadly to light or fair hair rather than almost yellow
towheaded
vslight-haired
1 8.1

Having very light blond hair that looks almost white

is a general term for paler blond or fair tones
ash-blonde
vslight-haired
1 4.2

Very light pale blond hair with a slight gray or silver color

describes pale or fair hair without the grayish tint
platinum-blonde
vslight-haired
3.9

Hair that is very light and almost white

covers ordinary pale or fair hair rather than extreme paleness
fairish
vslight-haired
6.8

A little light in color, like pale hair or skin

is the simple neutral term for pale hair without hedging

Antonyms

20 1.5

A person with dark hair like black or brown

How Light

light-haired
1 2.6
brown-haired
4 1.0
black-haired
5 1.0

Surface Forms

light-haired positive
light-haireder comparative
light-hairedest superlative

Morphology

light-haired = light + haired (transparent) = light + hair + ed

The compound combines 'light' and 'haired' (hair + -ed) in an obvious way to mean having hair of a light colour.

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.