1
: any of a genus (Corylus and especially the American C. americana and the European C. avellana) of shrubs or small trees of the birch family bearing nuts enclosed in a leafy involucre
2
: a light brown to strong yellowish brown
1
: consisting of hazels or of the wood of the hazel
2
a
: of the color hazel
b
of eyes
: of a variable color averaging light greenish-grayish brown
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Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
All four colors are available at this price: porcelain, rose quartz, hazel and obsidian.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
India Espy-Jones, Essence, 4 Apr. 2025
The word has also been used historically to describe the color of hazel nuts—usually a light brown or greenish-brown—especially when referring to eyes.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Fresh citrus glides over the creamy, generous palate layered with a bit of hazel and honeycomb.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
All four colors are available at this price: porcelain, rose quartz, hazel and obsidian.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
To pair with it, fronts peaked through a deep, matte red lipstick while oversized eyeliner and pale orange shadow was smudged against her hazel eyes.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 4 Apr. 2025
The word has also been used historically to describe the color of hazel nuts—usually a light brown or greenish-brown—especially when referring to eyes.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025
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“Hazel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hazel. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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