adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˈbɹaʊnɪʃ/
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rhymes with -aʊnɪʃ
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
of a color similar to that of wood or earth
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: brown, chocolate-brown, dark-brown
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English brown Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -ish English -ish English brownish From brown + -ish.
Across languages
Translations
36 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
brunenc
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Czech:
hnědavý
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Dutch:
bruinig
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Dutch:
bruinachtig
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Esperanto:
bruneta
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Estonian:
pruunikas
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Faroese:
brúnligur
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Finnish:
ruskehtava
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
French:
brunâtre
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Georgian:
მოყავისფრო
(moq̇avispro)
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
German:
bräunlich
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Hungarian:
barnás
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Irish:
scothdhonn
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Italian:
brunastro
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Kalmyk:
күрңтр
(kürñtr)
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Latin:
brūnulus
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Latvian:
iebrūns
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Latvian:
brūngans
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Latvian:
brūnīgs
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Norwegian Bokmål:
brunlig
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Norwegian Nynorsk:
brunleg
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Polish:
brązowawy
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Portuguese:
amarronzado
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Romanian:
maroniu
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Russian:
коричнева́тый
(koričnevátyj)
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Russian:
бурова́тый
(burovátyj)
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Spanish:
pardusco
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Swedish:
brunaktig
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Turkish:
kahverengimsi
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Turkish:
kahvemsi
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Turkish:
kahvemtırak
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Turkish:
bozumsu
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Turkish:
bozumtırak
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Turkish:
bozlak
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Turkish:
kumral
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown
Volapük:
braunilik
— of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown