How to Spell brown

brown

brown - adjective

  • Having the color of wood or chocolate
  • Having dark or tanned skin
  • Of or relating to any of various population groups considered as having medium pigmentation of the skin
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"Their hands and faces were brown from long days in the sun."

Usage examples

Examples: "The weather is very brown today." "That looks brown to me." "I feel brown about this."

Etymology

Middle English broun, from Old English brūn; akin to Old High German brūn brown, Greek phrynē toad

Word family

browner, brownest

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