Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (2)

brown, brownness

n. an orange of low brightness and saturation

Verbs (1)

brown

v. fry in a pan until it changes color; "brown the meat in the pan"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (7)

grayish, greyish

adj. of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black; "the little grey cells"; "gray flannel suit"; "a man with greyish hair"

black, brown

adj. (of skin) deeply suntanned

brown, brownish, dark-brown

adj. of a color similar to that of wood or earth

Fuzzynyms (4)

saute, fry briefly

v. fry briefly over high heat; "saute the onions"

toast, make crisp

v. make brown and crisp by heating; "toast bread"; "crisp potatoes"

Synonyms (187)

silver, argent, silvern, silvery, silverish

adj. of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver; "silvery hair"

ash-gray, ash-grey, ashy

adj. of a light grey

canescent, hoary

adj. covered with fine whitish hairs or down

charcoal, charcoal-gray, charcoal-grey

adj. of a very dark grey

iron-gray, iron-grey

adj. of the grey color of iron

Oxford-gray, Oxford-grey

adj. of a dark shade of grey

slate-gray, slaty, slatey

adj. of the color of slate or granite; "the slaty sky of dawn"

adust, sunburned

adj. burned brown by the sun; "of an adust complexion"- Sir Walter Scott

black-haired, dark-haired

adj. having hair of a dark color; "a dark-haired beauty"

browned, suntanned, tanned

adj. (of skin) having a tan color from exposure to the sun; "a young bronzed Apollo"

dark

adj. brunet (used of hair or skin or eyes); "dark eyes"

dark-skinned, dusky, swart, swarthy

adj. naturally having skin of a dark color; "a dark-skinned beauty"; "gold earrings gleamed against her dusky cheeks"; "a smile on his swarthy face"; "`swart' is archaic"

roan, grizzled

adj. having dark hairs mixed with grey or white

nutbrown

adj. of the color of nuts; "nutbrown hair"

tinted

adj. having or given a shade of color; esp a pale shade; often used in combination: "amber-tinted"

touched, tinged

adj. having come into contact

amber, brownish-yellow, yellow-brown

adj. of a medium to dark brownish yellow color

amethyst

adj. of a moderate purple color

auburn, reddish-brown

adj. (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown; "auburn hair"

gilt, gold, golden, aureate, gilded

adj. having the deep slightly brownish color of gold; "long aureate (or golden) hair"; "a gold carpet"

avocado

adj. of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado

azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue

adj. of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather"

bay

adj. (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color

beige

adj. of a light greyish-brown color

bicolor, bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome

adj. having two colors; "a bicolor flower"; "a bicolored postage stamp"

blae

adj. of bluish-black or grey-blue

blue, bluish, light-blue, dark-blue

adj. of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky; "October's bright blue weather"- Helen Hunt Jackson; "a blue flame"; "blue haze of tobacco smoke"

blushful, rosy, blush-colored, blush-coloured

adj. of blush color; "blushful mists"

bottle-green

adj. of a dark to moderate greyish green color

bronze, bronzy

adj. of the color of bronze

buff

adj. of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather

canary, canary-yellow

adj. having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow

caramel, caramel brown

adj. having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown

carnation

adj. pink or pinkish

chartreuse

adj. of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur

chestnut

adj. (of hair) of a golden brown to reddish brown color; "a chestnut horse"; "chestnut hair"

coral

adj. of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color

creamy

adj. of the color of cream; "creamy translucent pebbles"

watercress, cresson, cress green

adj. of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green

dun

adj. of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color; "the dun and dreary prairie"

earth-colored, earthlike, earth-coloured

adj. earth colored; of something having a color of soil or earth; "a range of earthlike colors"

fuscous

adj. of something having a dusky brownish grey color

green, greenish, light-green, dark-green

adj. of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass; "a green tree"; "green fields"; "green paint"

hazel

adj. of a light brown or yellowish brown color

honey, honey-colored, honey-coloured

adj. having the color of honey

hued

adj. used in combination; having a given hue: "rosy-hued"

khaki

adj. of a yellowish brown color

lilac, lavender

adj. of a pale purple color

magenta

adj. of deep purplish red

maroon

adj. of dark brownish to purplish red

mauve

adj. of a pale to moderate greyish violet color

motley, multicolor, multicolored, multicoloured, painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, varicoloured, multicolour

adj. having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"

mosstone, moss green

adj. of a moderate somewhat dull yellow-green color

mousy, mouse-colored, mouse-coloured

adj. of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse; "a mousy brownish-grey color"; "mousy hair"; "mouse-colored hair"

ocher, ochre

adj. of a moderate orange-yellow color

olive-brown

adj. of a brown color with a greenish tinge

olive-drab

adj. of a light brownish green color

olive

adj. of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive

orange, orangish

adj. of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange

peacock-blue

adj. of bright greenish blue

pea-green

adj. of a moderate slightly yellowish-green color

pink, pinkish

adj. of a light shade of red

purple, violet, purplish

adj. of a color intermediate between red and blue

red, carmine, crimson, ruby, cerise, cherry, scarlet, blood-red, cherry-red, ruby-red

adj. of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies

red, reddish

adj. (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion; "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment"

rose, roseate

adj. of something having a dusty purplish pink color; "the roseate glow of dawn"

rose-red

adj. of a deep slightly bluish red color

russet

adj. of brown with a reddish tinge

rust, rusty, rust-colored, rust-coloured

adj. having the brown color of rust

sage, sage-green

adj. of the grey-green color of sage leaves

sea-green

adj. of the color of the sea; bluish green