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buffy

buffy

4.8
A light brown color with a little yellow
  • adjective
  • /ˈbʌfi/
translation icon : color beige
  • The walls were painted a buffy shade.

Examples

  • The old book's pages had turned a buffy shade over the years.

  • The artist mixed several paints to achieve the perfect buffy color for the background.

  • She chose a buffy coat that matched the autumn leaves and warm tones of the room.

  • She wore a buffy sweater that matched the curtains.

  • The old book's pages had turned a buffy shade over the years.

  • The artist mixed several paints to achieve the perfect buffy color for the background.

  • She chose a buffy coat that matched the autumn leaves and warm tones of the room.

Synonyms

sandy
vsbuffy
9 1.0

Having pale yellow or light brown hair

is the same pale yellow brown but for any material or object
buff-colored
vsbuffy
1 5.7

A pale yellow-brown color like light leather

is the same pale yellow brown stated as an adjective
buff
vsbuffy
5.0

A pale yellow brown color like light tan

is the adjectival form with the same color meaning
buff-brown
vsbuffy
4.6

A light brown color with a little yellow

is paler and focuses on yellow brown rather than brown base
brownish yellow
vsbuffy
2.3

A yellow color with a little brown that looks warm and dull

is paler and leans more to yellow than to brown
yellow-beige
vsbuffy
3.2

A pale brown color with a yellow tint

is more distinctly yellow brown rather than neutral beige
caramel brown
vsbuffy
2.8

A medium yellow-brown color like caramel

is paler and less rich than this moderate yellow brown

Antonyms

1.0

With little or no light and not bright

23 3.0

Very bright and clear in color and easy to notice

How Buff

buff
5.0
buffy
4.8
tan
30 1.0
beige
45 1.3
brown
52 1.0

Surface Forms

buffy positive

Morphology

buffy = buff (transparent) = buff + y

The adjective is formed by the productive suffix '-y' from the colour/leather noun 'buff' meaning 'having the colour or quality of buff'.

Etymology

The word buffy comes from buff, the name for a soft leather that is 'pale yellow-brown', like old paper or a tan coat. So buffy describes that same 'pale yellow-brown' color.