raw umber

raw um·ber

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [raw uhm-ber]
- /rɔ ˈʌm bər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [raw uhm-ber]
- /rɔ ˈʌm bər/

Definitions of raw umber words

noun raw umber an earth consisting chiefly of a hydrated oxide of iron and some oxide of manganese, used in its natural state as a brown pigment (raw umber) or, after heating, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt umber) 1
noun raw umber the color of such a pigment; dark dusky brown or dark reddish brown. 1
noun raw umber Ichthyology. the European grayling, Thymallus thymallus. 1
noun raw umber North England Dialect. shade; shadow. 1
adjective raw umber of the color umber. 1
verb with object raw umber to color with or as if with umber. 1

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Origin of raw umber

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Raw umber

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Raw umber

raw umber popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

raw umber usage trend in Literature

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