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dark-brown

dark-brown

18 1.0
A deep brown color like wood or earth
  • adjective
  • /dɑrk braʊn/
translation icon : marrón oscuro

Yeah, I'm going to draw them in with the dark brown, dark chocolate powder.

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Examples

  • Her eyes were dark brown and soft like she'd never hurt a soul.

  • Piticuti was a small dog with a long body and a dark brown coat.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The man turned to look at the young dark brown stallion that followed him so willingly.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • A large, pretty thirty-three-year-old woman with dark brown eyes rouses herself from sleep on the couch.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • There was reproach in her dark brown eyes, along with defiance and sadness.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Flat landscape slid beneath the lower wing: green woods, dark brown fields, gray cloud shadows.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The Arab doorman, his name was Badri, his face dark brown and parched, squints before the sun.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The wooden table has a beautiful dark-brown finish that gives it a rich appearance.

  • She wore a dark-brown coat that perfectly matched her boots during the autumn walk.

  • The soil in the garden is a dark brown, indicating its richness and fertility.

Synonyms

brown
vsdark-brown
939 1.0

Having a medium to dark color like wood or tanned skin

is specifically deeper and richer than that general range
mahogany
vsdark-brown
3 4.4

A deep reddish-brown color like wood from a tropical tree

leans more to plain earth richness than red warmth
reddish-brown
vsdark-brown
3 2.1

A brown color with a hint of red

is richer and less marked by red tones
deep brown
vsdark-brown
2 1.0

A dark shade of brown like chocolate

is similarly deep but stresses earthlike richness
chocolate-brown
vsdark-brown
2 2.7

A deep brown color like chocolate

is equally deep but more natural and earthy
chocolate-colored
vsdark-brown
1 1.8

Having a deep brown color like dark chocolate

is more neutral and closer to natural earth tones
chestnut-colored
vsdark-brown
1 3.4

A warm reddish brown like the coat of some horses

is less warm and more purely earthy in tone
chestnut-brown
vsdark-brown
1 2.9

A brown color with a little red that often appears in hair or feathers

is darker and focuses on plain earthlike depth
warm brown
vsdark-brown
1 1.7

A brown colour with red or yellow tones that looks cosy

is more neutral and emphasizes deep natural depth
brownish-black
vsdark-brown
1 3.5

A dark black color with a slight brown tone

is less black and more centered on rich earth tones
brown-black
vsdark-brown
1 3.2

A very dark brown color with a hint of black

is darker but keeps a clearer woodlike richness
mahogany-red
vsdark-brown
5.1

A deep brown color with a red tint like dark wood

is less red and more uniformly earthy
blackish-brown
vsdark-brown
2.8

Dark brown with a little black

is still deep but shows less black influence

Antonyms

16 1.0

A pale brown color like dry sand in sunlight

How Dark

dark-brown
18 1.0
chocolate
31 1.0
brown
939 1.0
tan
30 1.0
beige
17 1.0

Surface Forms

dark-brown positive
darker-brown comparative
darkest-brown superlative

Morphology

dark-brown = dark + brown (transparent) = dark + brown

A direct hyphenated compound where 'dark' modifies 'brown' to indicate a darker shade; meaning is readily inferable by learners.

Etymology

Dark-brown comes from two simple English words, dark and brown. Dark means 'not light' and brown means 'the color of wood or earth', so dark-brown means a deep, rich brown color.