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brownness

/ˈbɹaʊnnəs/ noun

The state or quality of being brown.

Word Origin From Proto-Germanic 'brūnaz', meaning brown, dark, shining. The PIE root *bher- also gives us 'bear' (the brown animal) and 'bright'. So brownness is simply the quality of being brown — the suffix -ness turns the color into a noun. Related: brownish, browning, brownstone.

noun The state or quality of being brown. countable

The rich brownness of the soil indicated its fertility.

(名词) 棕色；褐色 【棕色属性】

土壤的深厚棕色表明了它的肥沃。

(sustantivo) morenez [El estado o cualidad de ser marrón.]

Lo marrón intenso del suelo indicaba su fertilidad.

(nom) couleur brune; teinte brune; brun [Qualité ou état de ce qui est de couleur brune.]

La riche *brownness* du sol indiquait sa grande fertilité.

(Substantiv) Bräunlichkeit; Braunton [Die Eigenschaft, eine braune Farbe oder einen braunen Farbton zu haben.]

Die satte **brownness** des Bodens deutete auf seine Fruchtbarkeit hin.

(名詞) 茶色である状態や性質。

土の豊かな茶色さは、その肥沃さを示していた。

(substantivo) O estado ou qualidade de ser marrom.

O marrom intenso do solo indicava sua fertilidade.

Synonyms: brown hue tan sepia chocolate coffee umber dun mahogany Antonyms: whiteness paleness lightness colorlessness
Word parts: brown + ness

Related words

brownish browning

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