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- [beyzh]
- /beɪʒ/
- /beɪʒ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [beyzh]
- /beɪʒ/
Definitions of beige word
- colour beige Something that is beige is pale brown in colour. 3
- noun beige a very light brown, sometimes with a yellowish tinge, similar to the colour of undyed wool 3
- noun beige (as adjective) 3
- noun beige a fabric made of undyed or unbleached wool 3
- noun beige a soft wool fabric, formerly undyed and unbleached 3
- noun beige its characteristic sandy color; grayish tan 3
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Origin of beige
First appearance:
before 1855 One of the 30% newest English words
1855-60; < French; Old French bege, of uncertain origin
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Parts of speech for Beige
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
beige popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
beige usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for beige
noun beige
- tan — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
- cream — Cream is a thick yellowish-white liquid taken from milk. You can use it in cooking or put it on fruit or desserts.
- fawn — a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
- mushroom — any of various fleshy fungi including the toadstools, puffballs, coral fungi, morels, etc.
- neutral — not taking part or giving assistance in a dispute or war between others: a neutral nation during World War II.
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