brownish

brown n., adj., -er, -est, v.

Physics the dark color of wood, with a slight yellowish or reddish hue:[uncountable]It was a beautiful brown, soft and yet strong.

adj.

of the color brown:The brown gravy looked great on the potatoes.
having skin of this color:invited all people, white, yellow, brown and black, to join him.
sunburned or tanned:Her legs and back get brown in the summer.

to make or become brown: [no object]His skin browned through the summer.[~ + object]The sun browned his skin in the summer.
Foodto fry, sauté, roast, etc., to a brown color: [no object]The chicken is browning nicely.[~ + object]Brown the pieces of chicken.
Electricity brown out, [~ + object] to subject to a brownout: The power failure browned out half of the state.

brown•ish, adj.
brown•ness, n. [uncountable]

brown n., adj., -er, -est, v.
n.

Physicsa dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue.
Physical Anthropologya person whose skin has a dusky or light-brown pigmentation.

adj.

of the color brown.
(of animals) having skin, fur, hair, or feathers of that color.
sunburned or tanned.
(of persons) having the skin naturally pigmented a brown color.
do it up brown, [Informal.]to do thoroughly:When they entertain, they really do it up brown.

v.t., v.i.

to make or become brown.
to fry, sauté, or scorch slightly in cooking:to brown onions before adding them to the stew. The potatoes browned in the pan.
browned off, [Slang.]angry;
fed up.
Electricity brown out, to subject to a brownout:The power failure browned out the southern half of the state.

bef. 1000; Middle English; Old English brūn; cognate with Dutch bruin, German braun, Old Norse brūnn; akin to Lithuanian brúnas brown

brown′ish, brown′y, adj.
brown′ness, n.

Brown n.

Charles Brock•den 1771–1810, U.S. novelist.

Biographical Edmund Gerald, Jr. (Jerry), born 1938, U.S. politician: governor of California 1975–83.
Biographical James Nathaniel (Jimmy), born 1936, U.S. football player and actor.
Biographical John ("Old Brown of Osawatomie''), 1800–59, U.S. abolitionist: leader of the attack at Harpers Ferry, where he was captured, tried for treason, and hanged.
Biographical Olympia, 1835–1926, U.S. women's-rights activist and Universalist minister: first American woman ordained by a major church.
Biographical Robert, 1773–1858, Scottish botanist.

'brownish' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

Forum discussions with the word(s) "brownish" in the title:

No titles with the word(s) "brownish".

Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.