Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

flaxen

/ˈflæk.sən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.96 in modern English

Syllables: flax-en
IPA: /ˈflæk.sən/

16

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Made of or resembling flax fibers.

adj

A pale yellow brown as of dried flax; blonde.

Example Sentences

"The couple and their children have flaxen hair."
"In Snorri's Skaldskaparmal (see Faulkes 1998 [1987]: 96), Loki cropped Sif’s (presumably blonde or flaxen) hair, seemingly out of spite, a cropping which compares to the harvesting of corn."

Etymology

From Middle English flaxen, flexon, flexin, from Old English fleaxen (“of flax; flaxen”), equivalent to flax + -en (“made of”). Compare Dutch vlassen.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: flaxen, fleaxen

Derived Forms

flaxenish

Frequently Paired Words

blond linen tow towhead

Synonyms

sandy

Rhymes With

jackson saxon anglo-saxon klaxon

Questions

How do you pronounce flaxen?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈflæk.sən/.
What does flaxen mean?: Made of or resembling flax fibers.
Where does flaxen come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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