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fawnlike

fawnlike

6.7
A pale yellow-brown color like a baby deer's fur
  • adjective
  • /ˈfônˌlīk/
translation icon : color ciervo
  • Her dress was a soft, fawnlike color that matched the autumn leaves.

Examples

  • The artist chose a fawnlike shade for the walls to create a calm atmosphere.

  • The puppy's fawnlike fur made it look even more adorable.

  • Look at that fawnlike puppy!

  • The fawnlike creature cautiously approached.

  • The artist chose a fawnlike shade for the walls to create a calm atmosphere.

  • Her dress was a soft, fawnlike color that matched the autumn leaves.

  • The puppy's fawnlike fur made it look even more adorable.

Synonyms

tawny
vsfawnlike
8 6.0

A light brown color like tanned leather

is paler and more yellowish than this brownish orange shade
fawn-colored
vsfawnlike
1 4.2

A light yellowish brown color like a young deer

has identical color meaning but differs only in phrasing
buff-colored
vsfawnlike
1 5.7

A pale yellow-brown color like light leather

uses a deer comparison rather than leather to describe the color
tawny-brown
vsfawnlike
1 4.2

A light brown color like tanned leather

is paler and more yellowish than this leather like brown
deerlike
vsfawnlike
3.9

Having the gentle look and graceful movement of a deer

focuses specifically on the pale yellowish brown color rather than behavior

How Brown

brown
939 1.0
chestnut
4 2.9
tawny
8 6.0
tan
122 1.0
fawnlike
6.7
beige
17 1.0

Surface Forms

fawnlike positive

Morphology

fawnlike = fawn (transparent) = fawn + like

Clear descriptive derivation from the colour/appearance sense of 'fawn' plus '-like'.

Etymology

Fawnlike comes from fawn, the 'young deer' with pale yellowish-brown fur, so a fawnlike color is a soft, light brown like a baby deer's coat.