Sandy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown

resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/sˈændi/

🇬🇧British English

/sˈandi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/sˈandi/

2 syllables Say it as /sˈændi/.

Examples

flaxen locks
arenaceous limestone
arenaceous grasses

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

flaxen sandlike arenaceous

Antonyms

argillaceous

Parts of Speech

adjective	of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown “flaxen locks”
adjective	resembling or containing or abounding in sand; or growing in sandy areas “arenaceous limestone”

Word Forms

sand	noun	a loose material consisting of grains of rock or coral
sandiness	noun	a texture resembling that of sand

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

sandig

der Haarfarbe; blass gelblich bis gelbbraun

🇫🇷French

sablonneux

de la couleur des cheveux; jaunâtre pâle à brun jaunâtre

🇪🇸Spanish

arenoso

del color del cabello; amarillento pálido a marrón amarillento

🇮🇹Italian

sabbioso

del colore dei capelli; da giallastro pallido a marrone giallastro

🇳🇱Dutch

zanderig

van haarkleur; lichtgeel tot geelachtig bruin

🇵🇹Portuguese

arenoso

da cor do cabelo; amarelado pálido a marrom amarelado

🇷🇺Russian

Сэнди

цвета волос; от бледно-желтоватого до желтовато-коричневого

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रेतीले

बालों के रंग का; हल्के पीले से पीले भूरे रंग तक

🇧🇩Bengali

বালুকাময়

চুলের রঙ; ফ্যাকাশে হলুদ থেকে হলুদ বাদামী

🇮🇳Tamil

மணல்

முடி நிறம்; வெளிர் மஞ்சள் முதல் மஞ்சள் கலந்த பழுப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఇసుక

జుట్టు రంగు; లేత పసుపు నుండి పసుపు గోధుమ రంగు

🇮🇳Marathi

वालुकामय

केसांचा रंग; फिकट पिवळसर ते पिवळसर तपकिरी

🇮🇳Gujarati

રેતાળ

વાળનો રંગ; આછો પીળોથી પીળો ભૂરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮರಳು

ಕೂದಲಿನ ಬಣ್ಣ; ತಿಳಿ ಹಳದಿ ಬಣ್ಣದಿಂದ ಹಳದಿ ಮಿಶ್ರಿತ ಕಂದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മണൽ നിറഞ്ഞ

മുടിയുടെ നിറം; ഇളം മഞ്ഞ മുതൽ മഞ്ഞ കലർന്ന തവിട്ട് വരെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੇਤਲੀ

ਵਾਲਾਂ ਦਾ ਰੰਗ; ਫ਼ਿੱਕੇ ਪੀਲੇ ਤੋਂ ਪੀਲੇ ਭੂਰੇ ਤੱਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

سینڈی

بالوں کا رنگ؛ ہلکے پیلے سے پیلے بھورے تک

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沙

头发颜色；淡黄色至黄棕色

🇯🇵Japanese

砂っぽい

髪の色のこと。淡黄色～黄褐色

🇰🇷Korean

남자 이름

머리 색깔; 엷은 황갈색~황갈색

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cát

màu tóc; màu vàng nhạt đến nâu vàng

🇹🇭Thai

ทราย

สีผม; มีสีเหลืองอ่อนถึงน้ำตาลอมเหลือง

🇮🇩Indonesian

berpasir

warna rambut; pucat kekuningan sampai coklat kekuningan

🇲🇾Malay

berpasir

warna rambut; kuning pucat hingga coklat kekuningan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

ساندي

من لون الشعر. شاحب مصفر إلى البني المصفر

🇮🇷Persian

شنی

رنگ مو؛ مایل به زرد کم رنگ تا قهوه ای مایل به زرد

🇹🇷Turkish

kumlu

saç rengi; soluk sarımsı ila sarımsı kahverengi

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹלִי

של צבע שיער; צהבהב חיוור עד חום צהבהב

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