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chestnut

[ches-nuht, -nuht] / ˈtʃɛsˌnʌt, -nət /
ADJECTIVE
bronze
Synonyms
STRONG
burnished copper russet rust tan
WEAK
brownish copper-colored metallic brown reddish-brown reddish-tan
ADJECTIVE
brown
Synonyms
STRONG
amber bay beige bister brick bronze buff 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
NOUN
anecdote
Synonyms
STRONGEST
episode gag narration narrative reminiscence short story sketch tale tall tale yarn
STRONG
incident recital relation
WEAK
fairy tale fish story long and short of it old chestnut tall story
NOUN
auburn
Synonyms
WEAK
brown copper hazel henna russet rust titian
NOUN
banality
Synonyms
STRONGEST
platitude
STRONG
adage boiler buzzword corn hokum plate saw trivia triviality truism
WEAK
cliché dullsville familiar tune high camp old chestnut old saw prosaicism prosaism trite phrase
Antonyms
WEAK
coinage nuance original saying
NOUN
cliché
Synonyms
WEAK
adage banality boiler plate bromide buzzword commonplace corn counterword familiar tune motto old story platitude potboiler prosaism proverb saying shibboleth slogan stale saying stereotype threadbare phrase trite remark triteness triviality truism vapid expression
NOUN
commonplace
Synonyms
STRONG
banality bromide corn inanity motto platitude prose shallowness shibboleth stereotype tag triteness
WEAK
cliché prosaicism prosaism rubber-stamp triviality truism
Antonyms
STRONG
coinage nuance
NOUN
ha-ha
Synonyms
STRONG
antic buffoonery burlesque caper caprice clowning drollery epigram escapade farce frolic gag gambol game horseplay humor jape jest lark laugh mischief mummery one-liner parody
WEAK
bon mot hoodwinking monkeyshine payof
Antonyms
STRONG
seriousness tragedy
NOUN
joke
Synonyms
STRONGEST
antic farce gag humor laugh one-liner parody prank pun stunt trick wisecrack
STRONG
buffoonery burlesque caper caprice clowning drollery epigram escapade frolic game ha-ha hoodwinking horseplay jape jest lark mischief mummery payoff play pleasantry put on quirk raillery repartee revel sally saw shenanigan sport spree tomfoolery vagary whimsy witticism yarn
WEAK
bon mot monkeyshine shaggy-dog story snow job
Antonyms
STRONGEST
seriousness tragedy
STRONG
work
NOUN
platitude
Synonyms
STRONGEST
banality bromide
STRONG
buzzword commonplace corn evenness flatness hokum inanity insipidity monotony motto potboiler proverb saw shibboleth stereotype tag triteness triviality truism vapidity verbiage
WEAK
boiler plate cliché familiar tune hackneyed saying high camp old chestnut old story prosaicism trite remark
Antonyms
WEAK
coinage nuance
NOUN
red
Synonyms
STRONGEST
cardinal coral crimson flaming glowing maroon rose wine
STRONG
blooming blush brick burgundy carmine cerise cherry claret copper dahlia fuchsia garnet geranium infrared magenta pink puce ruby russet rust salmon sanguine scarlet titian vermilion
WEAK
bloodshot florid flushed healthy inflamed roseate rosy rubicund ruddy rufescent
NOUN
tale
Synonyms
STRONGEST
fiction rumor yarn
STRONG
canard clothesline defamation detraction exaggeration fabrication falsehood falsity fib lie misrepresentation prevarication rigmarole scandal slander spiel untruth
WEAK
cock-and-bull story tall story untruism
Antonyms
STRONGEST
truth
STRONG
honesty praise
WEAK
nonfiction

Example Sentences

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Three giant horse chestnut trees, each over 80 feet tall, stand guard in front of my house.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 4, 2026

The sweet and soft nut plays a large role in traditional mountain cooking and tradition because in places where you couldn’t grow wheat or barley, there were still chestnut trees.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2026

When he opens it, the violin gleams with the sheen of a freshly split chestnut.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

The Species in Peril report warns others could face a similar fate, including the high brown fritillary butterfly and rainbow-coloured Snowdon leaf beetle, Arctic-Alpine pea mussel, woolly feather-moss and eyed chestnut wrinkle-lichen.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

Akira was riding Dodger, her chestnut gelding quarter horse.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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