brown

Meanings

• adjective

  A color intermediate between red and yellow, resembling the color of a ripe hazelnut.

  - "The leaves on the tree turned a beautiful shade of brown in the fall."
  - "The fox's fur was a rich, deep brown."

• noun

  A person of brown skin.

  - "The population of the country was made up of many different ethnicities, including a large number of browns."
  - "The artist painted portraits of browns from all walks of life."

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Pronunciation

1. /bɹaʊn/
   
   
   
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2. /bɹaʊn/
   
   
   
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Antonyms

nonbrown

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with brown
town , frown , drown , gown

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Variants

List of all variants of brown that leads to same result
brown , browner , brownest , brownier , browniest , brownish , browns , browny , browned , browning , Brown , Charles Brockden Brown , Ford Madox Brown , George Brown , Gordon Brown , James Gordon Brown , J. J. Brown , James Brown , James Joseph Brown , John Brown , Old Brown of Osawatomie , Michael S. Brown , Michael Stuart Brown

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English brūn, probably from Proto-Germanic *brunaz, meaning 'brown, dark-colored'.

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Trivia

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1. Brown is the most common eye color in the world.

2. The color brown is often used in camouflage to blend in with natural environments.

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Related Concepts

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1. Brownian motion: A random motion exhibited by particles that are suspended in a fluid, caused by collisions with the fast-moving molecules in the fluid.

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Culture

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Brown is a common color in nature, and is often associated with earth, fall, and the harvest season. In literature, brown is used to describe settings, characters, and moods. For example, in F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, the valley of ashes is described as a 'grey and brown desolation' that separates the wealthy east from the struggling west.

How to Memorize "brown"

1. visualize
   

   - To memorize the color brown, try visualizing a ripe hazelnut or a pile of autumn leaves.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the color brown with fall, harvest, and the earth.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Bring On Ripe Apples' to remember the order of the colors in the rainbow: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet, Brown.

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