brown

[broun] / braʊn /

ADJECTIVE

of a dark color with a yellow-red hue

Synonyms

STRONG

amber bay beige bister brick bronze buff chestnut chocolate cinnamon cocoa coffee copper drab dust ecru fawn ginger hazel henna khaki mahogany nut brown ochre puce russet rust sepia sorrel tan toast umber

WEAK

auburn burnt sienna snuff-colored tawny terra-cotta

Example Sentences

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I pull a brown polo shirt from an overstuffed rack and press it against me.

From Los Angeles Times

It forgoes the sticky glaze in favor of a deep brown gravy that pools and clings.

From Salon

Celia tucks a strand of her wavy light brown hair behind one ear and sighs.

From Literature

She stood stooped over in a brown dress.

From Literature

One example involves a group of small brown frogs in Southeast Asia known as Bornean fanged frogs.

From Science Daily