What does Brown mean?
Definitions for Brown
braʊnBrown
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word Brown.
Princeton's WordNet
brown, brownnessnoun
an orange of low brightness and saturation
Brown, Robert Brownnoun
Scottish botanist who first observed the movement of small particles in fluids now known a Brownian motion (1773-1858)
Brown, John Brownnoun
abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1859)
Brown University, Brownadjective
a university in Rhode Island
brown, brownish, chocolate-brown, dark-brownadjective
of a color similar to that of wood or earth
brown, brownedverb
(of skin) deeply suntanned
brownverb
fry in a pan until it changes color
"brown the meat in the pan"
embrown, brownverb
make brown in color
"the draught browned the leaves on the trees in the yard"
Wiktionary
brownnoun
A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
brownnoun
One of the colour balls used in snooker with a value of 4 points.
brownverb
To become brown.
Fry the onions until they brown.
brownverb
To cook something until it becomes brown.
Brown the onions in a large frying pan.
brownverb
To tan.
Light-skinned people tend to brown when exposed to the sun.
brownadjective
Having a brown colour.
Etymology: Originally a nickname for someone with brown hair or a dark complexion.
Webster Dictionary
Brown
of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or yellow
Brownnoun
a dark color inclining to red or yellow, resulting from the mixture of red and black, or of red, black, and yellow; a tawny, dusky hue
Brownverb
to make brown or dusky
Brownverb
to make brown by scorching slightly; as, to brown meat or flour
Brownverb
to give a bright brown color to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coat of oxide on their surface
Brownverb
to become brown
Freebase
Brown
Brown is the composite color produced by a mixture of red, yellow and black. The color is seen widely in nature, in wood, soil, and human hair color, eye color and skin pigmentation . Culturally, it is often associated with autumn, humility, earth and nature, and historically it is sometimes associated with fascism.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Brown
brown, adj. of a dark or dusky colour, inclining to red or yellow: dark-complexioned: sunburnt.—n. a dark-reddish colour: (slang) a copper.—v.t. to make brown, or give a brown colour to: to roast brown.—ns. Brown′-bess, the old British flint-lock musket—from the brown walnut stock; Brown′-bill, a foot-soldier's or watchman's halbert, painted brown; Brown′-bread, bread of a brown colour, made of unbolted flour; Brown′-coal, commonly called Lignite, an imperfect kind of coal which exhibits more of its woody structure than ordinary coal; Brown′-George, a hard biscuit: a brown earthen vessel; Brown′ing, the process of imparting a brown colour to iron articles: a preparation for giving a brown colour to gravy, &c., or for dressing brown leather.—adj. Brown′ish.—ns. Brown′ness; Brown′-pā′per, coarse and strong paper used chiefly for wrapping; Brown′-spar, a name given to certain varieties of dolomite or magnesian limestone, distinguished by their brownish colour; Brown′-stout, a kind of porter; Brown′-stud′y, gloomy reverie: absent-mindedness.—adj. Brown′y (Shak.), of a brown colour.—To do brown (slang), to do thoroughly, to deceive or take in completely. [A.S. brún; Dut. bruin, Ger. braun.]
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Brown' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2371
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Brown' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2074
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Brown' in Adjectives Frequency: #298
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Brown in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Brown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of Brown in a Sentence
The sailor Nagorny, who attended to Alexei Nikolaevitch, passed my window carrying the sick boy in his arms, behind him came the Grand Duchesses loaded with valises and small personal belongings. I tried to get out, but was roughly pushed back into the carriage by the sentry. I came back to the window. Tatiana Nikolayevna came last carrying her little dog and struggling to drag a heavy brown valise. It was raining and I saw her feet sink into the mud at every step. Nagorny tried to come to her assistance; he was roughly pushed back by one of the commisars.
The really good research that’s taken place since the election shows that fear of a changing America is the number one factor that you can see drive really the divides, a white Trump voter from a white non-Trump voter, that it’s fears of brown people, fears of losing the majority.
Peggy Noonan, speechwriter for the Reagan administration:
I first saw President Reagan as a foot, highly polished brown cordovan wagging merrily on a hassock. I spied it through the door. It was a beautiful foot, sleek. Such casual elegance and clean lines! But not a big foot, not formidable, maybe a little ...frail. I imagined cradling it in my arms, protecting it from unsmooth roads.
As an African-American who has spent my entire life in this city I love, it saddens me that young black and brown children will be denied the chance to benefit from what this museum will offer.
And then my agent broke it down for me. Like, ‘I think, Priy, they meant that they wanted someone who’s not brown.’.
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Translations for Brown
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- bruinAfrikaans
- ntokowa ntokowa, ahaban dadaAkan
- ቡናይነትAmharic
- سمر, بني, أسمر, سمراء, بنىArabic
- qəhvəyi, darçınıAzerbaijani
- көрәнBashkir
- каштанавы, карычневы, карыBelarusian
- кафяв цвят, кафяво, кафявBulgarian
- braonBislama
- বাদামিBengali
- gell, brunBreton
- marróCatalan, Valencian
- hnědý, zhnědnoutCzech
- brownWelsh
- brun, bruneDanish
- BraunGerman
- καφέ, σκουραίνω, κοκκινίζω, καστανός, καστανό, ροδίζω, μαυρίζωGreek
- bruno, brunaEsperanto
- moreno, café, carmelito, castaño, dorar, bronceado, pardo, marrón, canelo, carmelita, pardearSpanish
- pruunEstonian
- marroiBasque
- قهوهای, قهوهای شدنPersian
- ruskea, ruskistua, ruskistaaFinnish
- dravuFijian
- brúnt, brúnka, brúnurFaroese
- marron, brun, faire roussir, brunir, faire dorerFrench
- brúnWestern Frisian
- donnIrish
- donn, ruadhScottish Gaelic
- castaño, marrónGalician
- ભૂરો, બદામીGujarati
- חוּםHebrew
- भूराHindi
- barnaHungarian
- շագանակագույն, սրճագույնArmenian
- coklat, cokelatIndonesian
- brunaIdo
- brúnnIcelandic
- marrone, rosolare, bruno, castanoItalian
- חוםHebrew
- 褐色, 茶色い, 茶色Japanese
- soklatJavanese
- ყავისფერიGeorgian
- maronKongo
- қоңырKazakh
- នៃពណ៌ត្នោត, ពណ៌ត្នោតKhmer
- ಕಂದುKannada
- 갈색Korean
- çakar, qehwerengî, قاوهیی, qehweyîKurdish
- owr, gell, gormCornish
- күрөң, үтүрөйгөн, кабагы салынган, кара күрөң, ккара тору, бүркөк, күрөң болуп калуу, сүрдүү, кара, каардуу, түңөргөн, катуу, күрөңгө боелууKyrgyz
- aquilus, BrownLatin
- maronLingala
- ນ້ຳຕານLao
- rudasLithuanian
- brūnsLatvian
- fiana, volontanyMalagasy
- кафенMacedonian
- കാക്കി, തവിട്ട്Malayalam
- कथ्थाMarathi
- coklat, perangMalay
- kannellaMaltese
- အညို, ညိုBurmese
- mørkebrun, mørkbrun, brunNorwegian
- खैरोNepali
- bruin worden, bruin, bruinbakkenDutch
- mørkbrun, mørkebrun, brunNorwegian Nynorsk
- brunNorwegian
- dibéłchíʼí, yishtłizhNavajo, Navaho
- морæOssetian, Ossetic
- brązowy, brązPolish
- marrom, castanho, dourar, acastanharPortuguese
- brün, brin, bregnRomansh
- maro, brunRomanian
- гнедой, бурый, каштановый, кофейный, карий, коричневыйRussian
- श्यावSanskrit
- castàngiuSardinian
- смеђ, smeđSerbo-Croatian
- දුඹුරුSinhala, Sinhalese
- hnedá, hnedýSlovak
- rjava, rjavSlovene
- enaenaSamoan
- mbiseShona
- boodheSomali
- bojëkafe, bojë kafe, zeshkanAlbanian
- nsúndvuSwati
- brun, brynaSwedish
- kahawiaSwahili
- பழுப்புTamil
- పింగళము, గోధుమTelugu
- қаҳвагӣTajik
- น้ำตาล, สีน้ำตาลThai
- goňur, go–urTurkmen
- kayumanggiTagalog
- palauni, melomeloTonga (Tonga Islands)
- kahverengileşmek, kahverengiTurkish
- көрәнTatar
- 'ina'inaTahitian
- قوڭۇرUyghur, Uighur
- бурий, коричневий, каштановий, карийUkrainian
- بھوراUrdu
- qoʻngʻir, jigarrangUzbek
- sạm, nâuVietnamese
- blonik, braunik, blon, braun, braunikön, braunükönVolapük
- ברויןYiddish
- àwo pakoYoruba
- 棕色Chinese
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