brownish

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brownish

  • /ˈbɹaʊnɪʃ/

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adjective more brownish · most brownish

  1. Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown. The Giraffe and the Zebra and the Eland and the Koodoo and the Hartebeest lived there; and they were 'sclusively sandy-yellow-brownish all over […]

    Similar: browny, brownish, brunneous, brunnescent

Opposite: achromatic, colorless

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Closest in meaning: colored, chromatic, dark-brown, grizzly, umber, fawn, sepia, chestnut, tan, tawny, coffee-colored, bronze, ochre, sienna, chocolate, mahogany

adjective

Opposite: achromatic, colorless

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adj of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown

Españolpardusco
Portuguêsamarronzado
Françaisbrunâtre
Deutschbräunlich
Italianobrunastro
Românămaroniu
Русскийкоричнева́тый koričnevátyj, бурова́тый burovátyj

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@misc{brownish_2026,
  title = {brownish},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/brownish},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}