towheaded
Pale blond hair
Towheaded describes someone, usually a child, with very light blond hair—the pale yellow-white color of tow, the raw flax or hemp fibers used in making rope.
The word carries nostalgic, wholesome connotations: a towheaded boy running through the fields.
Adults rarely get called towheaded; the term evokes childhood.
Pale golden-yellow hue
- platinumDense precious silvery metal
- fair-hairedHaving blonde hair
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
- sandyFull of fine grains
straw-colored · sun-bleached · pale · light · blonde · yellow-haired
Innocently sweet-faced
- angelicDivinely pure and good
- youthfulSeeming not old
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- freckledHaving small pigmented spots
rosy-cheeked · pigtailed · tousled · moppet · urchin · ragamuffin · youngster · tot
Of Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Icelandic · Germanic · Dutch · Baltic · northern · blue-eyed · Viking
Seldom occurring or found
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- eye-catchingImmediately noticeable, visually
- notableWorthy of attention
remarkable · genetic · hereditary · recessive · melanin · pigmentation · trait · phenotype
flaxen
Pale golden-yellow hue
- platinumDense precious silvery metal
- fair-hairedHaving blonde hair
- goldenBright yellow, or precious
sandy · straw-colored · sun-bleached · pale · light · blonde · yellow-haired
cherubic
Innocently sweet-faced
freckled · rosy-cheeked · pigtailed · tousled · moppet · urchin · ragamuffin · youngster · tot · tyke
Scandinavian
Of Denmark, Norway, Sweden
Finnish · Icelandic · Germanic · Dutch · Baltic · northern · blue-eyed · Viking
uncommon
Seldom occurring or found
- distinctiveReadily identifiable, set apart
- strikingNoticeably impressive
- eye-catchingImmediately noticeable, visually
notable · remarkable · genetic · hereditary · recessive · melanin · pigmentation · trait · phenotype
towheadeddark-haired
Having black or brown locks
raven-haired · black-haired · brunette · brunet · swarthy