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tawny
taw·ny T0062800 (tô′nē)n. A light brown to brownish orange.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman taune, variant of Old French tane, from past participle of taner, to tan; see tan1.]
taw′ni·ness n.taw′ny adj.tawny (ˈtɔːnɪ) or tawneyn (Colours) a. a light brown to brownish-orange colourb. (as adjective): tawny port. [C14: from Old French tané, from taner to tan1] ˈtawniness ntaw•ny (ˈtɔ ni)
adj. -ni•er, -ni•est,
n. adj. 1. of a dark yellowish or yellowish brown color; yellowish or dullish golden brown. n. 2. tawny color. [1350–1400; Middle English tauny < Anglo-French taune; Middle French tané, past participle of taner to tan1] taw′ni•ly, adv. taw′ni•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | tawny - of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leathertawny-brownchromatic - being or having or characterized by hue |
Translationstawny (ˈtoːni) adjective (usually of animals' fur etc) yellowish-brown. 黃褐色的（動物毛髮） 黄褐色的tawny
tawnyslang Excellent. Primarily heard in US. They put on a tawny festival down there for spring break.tawny (ˈtɔni) mod. excellent. Who is throwing this tawny party anyway? tawny
tawny, tawneya. a light brown to brownish-orange colour b. (as adjective): tawny port tawny
Synonyms for tawnyadj of a light brown to brownish orange colorSynonymsRelated Words |