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- [broun]
- /braʊn/
- /braʊn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [broun]
- /braʊn/
Definitions of brown word
- colour brown Something that is brown is the colour of earth or of wood. 3
- adjective brown You can describe a white-skinned person as brown when they have been sitting in the sun until their skin has become darker than usual. 3
- verb brown If someone browns in the sun they become brown in colour. 3
- adjective brown A brown person is someone who belongs to a race of people who have brown-coloured skins. 3
- adjective brown Brown is used to describe grains that have not had their outer layers removed, and foods made from these grains. 3
- verb brown When food browns or when you brown food, you cook it, usually for a short time on a high flame. 3
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Origin of brown
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English; Old English brūn; cognate with Dutch bruin, German braun, Old Norse brūnn; akin to Lithuanian brúnas brown
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Parts of speech for Brown
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
brown popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% 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".
brown usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for brown
adj brown
- fawn — a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
- ginger — a female given name, form of Virginia or Regina.
- tan — to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
- toast — a salutation or a few words of congratulation, good wishes, appreciation, remembrance, etc., uttered immediately before drinking to a person, event, etc.
- amber — Amber is a hard yellowish-brown substance used for making jewellery.
Antonyms for brown
noun brown
- imbrown — Archaic form of embrown.
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