nnoun.persona person who is stranded (as on an island)Examples:- when the tide came in I was a maroon out there
Derivationally Related Form:maroon
Hypernyms:unfortunate unfortunate person
Inherited Hypernyms:maroonunfortunatepersoncausal agentphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:maroonunfortunatepersonorganismliving thingwholeobjectphysical entityentity
nnoun.attributea dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red colorHypernyms:purplish-red purplish red
Inherited Hypernyms:maroonpurplish redredchromatic colorcolorvisual propertypropertyattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.artifactan exploding firework used as a warning signalHypernyms:firework pyrotechnic
Inherited Hypernyms:maroonfireworklow explosiveexplosivechemicalmaterialsubstancematterphysical entityentity
Inherited Hypernyms:maroonfireworklow explosiveexplosivechemicalmaterialsubstancepartrelationabstractionentity
vverb.possessionleave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescueSynset:strand
Examples:- the travellers were marooned
Derivationally Related Form:maroon
Hypernyms:abandon desert desolate forsake
Inherited Hypernyms:maroonabandonleave
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
vverb.changeleave stranded on a desert island without resourcesExamples:- The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island
Derivationally Related Form:maroon
Hypernyms:insulate isolate
Inherited Hypernyms:maroonisolatediscriminatedistinguishidentifydetermine
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody
adj satadj.allof dark brownish to purplish redSynset:brownish-red
Antonyms:achromatic
Inherited Hypernyms:maroon
Similar to:chromatic