Brown meaning

What does “brown” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“brown” is a noun, verb and adjective with 8 meanings. Its most common meaning is: an orange of low brightness and saturation.

brown

noun

an orange of low brightness and saturation
Synonymsbrownness
Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
SynonymsRobert Brown
abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)
SynonymsJohn Brown
a university in Rhode Island
SynonymsBrown University

verb

fry in a pan until it changes color
“brown the meat in the pan”
make brown in color
“the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard”
Synonymsembrown

adjective

of a color similar to that of wood or earth
Synonymsbrownish chocolate-brown dark-brown
(of skin) deeply suntanned
Synonymsbrowned

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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