tawny

[ taw-nee ]

/ ˈtɔ ni /

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adjective, taw·ni·er, taw·ni·est.

of a dark yellowish or dull yellowish-brown color.

noun

a shade of brown tinged with yellow; dull yellowish brown.

Sometimes taw·ney .

Origin of tawny

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English tauny, from Anglo-French taune, from Middle French tané, past participle of taner “to tan”; see tan¹

OTHER WORDS FROM tawny

taw·ni·ly, adverbtaw·ni·ness, noun

Words nearby tawny

tawdry, tawheowheo, tawhiri, tawie, tawney, tawny, tawny owl, tawny pipit, tawpie, taws, tawse

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Example sentences from the Web for tawny

I asked, watching buzzards, white-backed vultures, and tawny eagles corkscrew skyward on thermals.
Walking With Wildebeests: Exploring the Serengeti on Foot|Joanna Eede|July 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Curious rivulets of tawny brown ran here and there as far as the eye could reach.
Francisco Our Little Argentine Cousin|Eva Cannon Brooks
Now the snow and ice were gone, and the tawny hue of the prairie was tinged with that perfect emerald of budding spring.
The Watchers of the Plains|Ridgewell Cullum
At last he made out a long, tawny shape on a low-lying bough of a tree at the very edge of the forest.
The Free Rangers|Joseph A. Altsheler

In pain and desperation I flew at another of the tawny devils.
The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete|George Meredith
Richard was quite a king among them, with his square shoulders, and his tawny moustache, and his blue eyes.
Richard Vandermarck|Miriam Coles Harris

British Dictionary definitions for tawny

tawny

tawney

/ (ˈtɔːnɪ) /

noun

a light brown to brownish-orange colour
(as adjective)tawny port

Derived forms of tawny

tawniness, noun

Word Origin for tawny

C14: from Old French tané, from taner to tan 1

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	tawny
释义	tawny [ taw-nee ] / ˈtɔ ni / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tawny ON THESAURUS.COM adjective, taw·ni·er, taw·ni·est. of a dark yellowish or dull yellowish-brown color. noun a shade of brown tinged with yellow; dull yellowish brown. Sometimes taw·ney . Origin of tawny First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English tauny, from Anglo-French taune, from Middle French tané, past participle of taner “to tan”; see tan¹ OTHER WORDS FROM tawny taw·ni·ly, adverbtaw·ni·ness, noun Words nearby tawny tawdry, tawheowheo, tawhiri, tawie, tawney, tawny, tawny owl, tawny pipit, tawpie, taws, tawse Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tawny I asked, watching buzzards, white-backed vultures, and tawny eagles corkscrew skyward on thermals. Walking With Wildebeests: Exploring the Serengeti on Foot\|Joanna Eede\|July 9, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Curious rivulets of tawny brown ran here and there as far as the eye could reach. Francisco Our Little Argentine Cousin\|Eva Cannon Brooks Now the snow and ice were gone, and the tawny hue of the prairie was tinged with that perfect emerald of budding spring. The Watchers of the Plains\|Ridgewell Cullum At last he made out a long, tawny shape on a low-lying bough of a tree at the very edge of the forest. The Free Rangers\|Joseph A. Altsheler In pain and desperation I flew at another of the tawny devils. The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete\|George Meredith Richard was quite a king among them, with his square shoulders, and his tawny moustache, and his blue eyes. Richard Vandermarck\|Miriam Coles Harris British Dictionary definitions for tawny tawny tawney / (ˈtɔːnɪ) / noun a light brown to brownish-orange colour (as adjective)tawny port Derived forms of tawny tawniness, noun Word Origin for tawny C14: from Old French tané, from taner to tan 1 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tawny beige, bronze, brown, dusky, swarthy, olive, tanned
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tawny

adjective, taw·ni·er, taw·ni·est.

noun

Origin of tawny

OTHER WORDS FROM tawny

Words nearby tawny

Example sentences from the Web for tawny

British Dictionary definitions for tawny

tawney

noun

Derived forms of tawny

Word Origin for tawny

Words related to tawny