straw

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of STRAW

of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color <the cheese maker told us that the best Parmesan cheeses are straw, not white, in color>

Synonyms fair, flaxen, golden, sandy, straw, tawny

Related Words ocherous (or ochreous); ash-blond (or ash-blonde), blondish, strawberry blonde (or strawberry blond), towheaded; gold, light, white

Near Antonyms black-a-vised, brown, brunet (or brunette), dark, olive, swart, swarthy; black, ebony, raven

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