sandy

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown
  2. adjective resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas

Etymology

From Middle English sandi, sondy, sandiȝ, from Old English sandiġ (“sandy”), equivalent to sand + -y. Cognate with Dutch zandig (“sandy”), German sandig (“sandy”), Swedish sandig (“sandy”).

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Synonyms

flaxen

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