Definitions for Maroon
məˈrunma·roon

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. maroonnoun

   a person who is stranded (as on an island)

   "when the tide came in I was a maroon out there"

2. maroonnoun

   a dark purplish-red to dark brownish-red color

3. maroonadjective

   an exploding firework used as a warning signal

4. maroon, brownish-redverb

   of dark brownish to purplish red

5. maroon, strandverb

   leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue

   "the travellers were marooned"

6. maroonverb

   leave stranded on a desert island without resources

   "The mutinous sailors were marooned on an island"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. maroonnoun

   A rocket fired to summon the crew of a lifeboat.

2. maroonnoun

   An idiot; a fool.

3. Etymology: Derived from the American-Spanish cimarrón, meaning “fugitive,” “wild”, “untamed”.

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1. Maroon

   Maroon (US/UK mə-ROON, Australia mə-ROHN) is a dark Purple or Brown crimson color that takes its name from the French word marron, or chestnut. "Marron" is also one of the French translations for "brown" as it is a subfamily of dark redish browns and purples. According to multiple dictionaries, there are variabilities in defining the color maroon. The Cambridge English Dictionary defines maroon as a dark reddish-purple color while its "American Dictionary" section defines maroon as dark brown-red or burgundy color. This suggests slight perceptual differences in the U.K. versus North America. Lexico online dictionary defines maroon as a brownish-red. Similarly, Dictionary.com defines maroon as a dark brownish-red or burgundy purple/wine color. The Oxford English Dictionary describes maroon as "a brownish crimson (strong red) or claret (purple color) color," while the Merriam-Webster online dictionary simply defines it as a dark red.In the sRGB color model for additive color representation, the web color called maroon is created by turning down the brightness of pure red to about one half. It is also noted that maroon is the complement of the web color called teal.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Maroonnoun

   in the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains

2. Maroonverb

   to put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate

3. Maroonadjective

   having the color called maroon. See 4th Maroon

4. Maroonnoun

   a brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple

5. Maroonnoun

   an explosive shell. See Marron, 3

6. Etymology: [See Maroon a fugitive slave.]

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1. Maroon

   Maroon is a dark brownish-red color, which takes its name from the French word marron, or chestnut. The Oxford English Dictionary describes it as "a brownish crimson or claret color.". In the RGB model used to create colors on computer screens and televisions, maroon is created by turning down the brightness of red by about half.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Maroon

   ma-rōōn′, n. a brownish crimson. [Fr. marron, a chestnut—It. marrone, a chestnut.]

2. Maroon

   ma-rōōn′, n. a fugitive slave living on the mountains, in the West Indies.—v.t. to put on shore on a desolate island.—ns. Maroon′er; Maroon′ing. [Fr. marron—Sp. cimarron, wild—cima, a mountain-summit—L. cyma—Gr. kyma.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. maroon

   A name for a bright light of that colour used for signals; and also for an explosive ball of prepared paste-board.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. MAROON

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Maroon is ranked #27481 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Maroon surname appeared 877 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Maroon.
   
   90.1% or 791 total occurrences were White.
   3% or 27 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.6% or 23 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.9% or 17 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Isolate
   • Purplish Red
   • Unfortunate Person

How to pronounce Maroon?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Maroon in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Maroon in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Maroon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Maroon in a Sentence

1. Claire Brown:

   Students here are super passionate about service and traditions, whether it’s Maroon Out or Fish Camp, you want to be a part of those things and that same fire is reignited in every single class.

2. Justin Jager:

   The Maroon Fire posed some unique challenges that there were some big KV power lines running through there that we needed to be able to protect from the fire then also an unexploded ordnance area that we wanted to be able to put fire in but we didn’t want to put firefighters on the ground for obvious reasons.

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