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nutbrown

nutbrown

4.5
A warm brown color like the shell of a nut
  • adjective
  • /ˈnʌtˌbraʊn/
translation icon : marrón nuez
  • Her hair was a beautiful shade of nutbrown.

Examples

  • Her nutbrown hair gleamed in the sunlight as she walked through the garden.

  • The artist chose a nutbrown hue for the horse in his painting.

  • He admired the nutbrown warmth of the old wooden table.

  • The nutbrown horse galloped across the field.

  • He admired the nutbrown warmth of the old wooden table.

  • The artist chose a nutbrown hue for the horse in his painting.

  • Her nutbrown hair gleamed in the sunlight as she walked through the garden.

Synonyms

brown
vsnutbrown
939 1.0

Having a medium to dark color like wood or tanned skin

is a specific warm and richer shade evocative of natural seeds
chocolate
vsnutbrown
31 1.0

A medium dark brown color like cocoa beans

is richer and warmer with less of the neutral food brown quality
dark-brown
vsnutbrown
18 1.0

A deep brown color like wood or earth

is warmer and more golden or red toned rather than only deep darkness
brownish
vsnutbrown
13 1.0

A colour that is a little brown

is a clear rich warm brown rather than a faint or slight brown
chestnut
vsnutbrown
4 2.9

A deep reddish-brown color like the shell of the brown nut you can eat

is a warm brown that lacks the strong red emphasis
chocolate-brown
vsnutbrown
2 2.7

A deep brown color like chocolate

is lighter and warmer with less dark intensity than that shade
deep brown
vsnutbrown
2 1.0

A dark shade of brown like chocolate

is specifically warm and rich often lighter with golden or red hints
mousy
vsnutbrown
1 4.8

A dull pale brown color like light brown hair

is richer warmer and more vivid rather than pale or greyish
chestnut-colored
vsnutbrown
1 3.4

A warm reddish brown like the coat of some horses

is warmer and shows a softer less reddish brown tone
chestnut-brown
vsnutbrown
1 2.9

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

is warmer and less strongly red in color than that shade
chocolate-colored
vsnutbrown
1 1.8

Having a deep brown color like dark chocolate

is more golden or warm and less deeply dark than that tone
warm brown
vsnutbrown
1 1.7

A brown colour with red or yellow tones that looks cosy

is richer and more uniformly warm like certain natural seeds
caramel
vsnutbrown
1 2.4

A warm light brown color like cooked sugar

is darker and richer with less obvious yellow or sugary tint
tawny-brown
vsnutbrown
1 4.2

A light brown color like tanned leather

is deeper and more uniformly warm brown rather than light orange tint
cinnamon-colored
vsnutbrown
1 3.2

A light brown with a little red like cinnamon

is richer and less light or spice like giving fuller warmth
orange-brown
vsnutbrown
1 2.7

A brown color with a touch of orange

is more balanced warm brown without a strong orange cast
caramel brown
vsnutbrown
2.6

A medium to dark brown color like caramel

is deeper and more uniformly warm rather than having golden yellow hints
brunneous
vsnutbrown
  • Archaic
9.9

Brown in color

is a common warm cosmetic or natural shade rather than technical term
buff-brown
vsnutbrown
4.6

A light brown color with a little yellow

is richer and deeper with stronger warm tones not pale at all
brownish-orange
vsnutbrown
2.4

A light brown color with orange tones

is warmer and fuller brown without the strong orange tint
brownish-yellow
vsnutbrown
3.2

A color between brown and yellow

is deeper and richer with more red or golden warmth not yellowish

Antonyms

291 1.0

Has very light color and often looks sick or afraid

How Brown

dark-brown
18 1.0
chocolate
31 1.0
brown
939 1.0
nutbrown
4.5
tan
30 1.0
beige
17 1.0

Surface Forms

nutbrown positive

Morphology

nutbrown = nut + brown (transparent) = nut + brown

A straightforward compound describing a brown colour resembling that of nuts; a B1 learner familiar with 'nut' and 'brown' can derive the meaning.

Etymology

The word nutbrown is made from the two simple words nut and brown, and it literally meant 'brown like a nut'. Think of a walnut or hazelnut to remember the warm, rich brown this word describes.