Meaning & use
straw colored
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UK/ˈstrɔː ˌkʌləd/
US/ˈstrɔː ˌkʌlərd/
Meaning
adjectivecomparable
Having the pale yellow color of dry straw.
Grammar: Used before a noun or after be: straw-colored hair, her hair was straw colored.
Patterns
- straw-colored hair
- straw-colored wine
He wore a straw-colored hat in the summer sun.
The wine was a pale, straw-colored gold.
Her straw-colored hair had been lightened by the sea air.
Common combinations
- straw-colored hair
- The boy had straw-colored hair and freckles.
- straw-colored wine
- A cool glass of straw-colored wine was served.
- straw-colored fur
- The fox's straw-colored fur blended into the field.
- straw-colored fields
- The straw-colored fields stretched to the horizon.
- straw-colored liquid
- The nurse noted the straw-colored liquid in the sample.
Synonyms and how they differ
- pale yellow
- Pale yellow is a plain color term, while straw-colored suggests a dull, natural yellow.
- blond
- Blond refers only to hair or skin, whereas straw-colored can describe many things.
- golden
- Golden is brighter and richer than the muted straw-colored.
- sandy
- Sandy has a browner, warmer tint and is mostly used for hair.
Word family
Commonly confused: straw colored or strawberry-colored?
straw colored vs strawberry-colored
Strawberry-colored is a reddish pink, quite different from the pale yellow of straw-colored.
Practice
Which phrase best describes pale, dull yellow hair?
Choose one answer.
Straw-colored means pale yellow like dry straw. Strawberry-colored is reddish, so it only looks similar in spelling.
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