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brown
1[broun]
noun
a dark tertiary color with a yellowish or reddish hue.
Offensive.a person whose skin has a light- or dark-brown pigmentation.
adjective
of the color brown.
(of animals) having skin, fur, hair, or feathers of that color.
sunburned or tanned.
Often Offensive.(of human beings) having the skin naturally pigmented a brown color.
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become brown.
to fry, sauté, or scorch slightly in cooking.
to brown onions before adding them to the stew. The potatoes browned in the pan.
verb phrase
to subject to a brownout.
The power failure browned out the southern half of the state.
Brown
2[broun]
noun
Charles Brockden 1771–1810, U.S. writer and intellectual, known as “the Father of the American novel.”
Clifford Brownie, 1930–56, U.S. jazz trumpeter and composer.
Herbert Charles, 1912–2004, U.S. chemist, born in England: Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1979.
Jerry Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr., born 1938, U.S. politician: governor of California 1975–83 and 2011–19.
Jim James Nathaniel Brown, 1936–2023, U.S. football player and actor: Pro Football Hall of Fame 1971.
John Osawatomie Brown, 1800–59, U.S. abolitionist: leader of the attack at Harpers Ferry, where he was captured, tried for treason, and hanged.
Margaret Wise, 1910–52, U.S. author noted for early-childhood books, including Goodnight Moon.
Olympia, 1835–1926, U.S. women's-rights activist and Universalist minister: first American woman ordained by a major church.
Robert, 1773–1858, Scottish botanist noted for his pioneering work in paleobotany and palynology.
Brown
1/ ʊ /
noun
Sir Arthur Whitten (ˈɪ ə n). 1886–1948, British aviator who with J.W. Alcock made the first flight across the Atlantic (1919)
Ford Madox . 1821–93, British painter, associated with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. His paintings include The Last of England (1865) and Work (1865)
George ( Alfred ), Lord George-Brown. 1914–85, British Labour politician; vice-chairman and deputy leader of the Labour party (1960–70); foreign secretary 1966–68
George Mackay . 1921–96, Scottish poet, novelist, and short-story writer. His works, which include the novels Greenvoe (1972) and Magnus (1973), reflect the history and culture of Orkney
( James ) Gordon . born 1951, British Labour politician; Chancellor of the Exchequer (1997–2007); prime minister (2007–10)
Herbert Charles . 1912–2004, US chemist, who worked on the compounds of boron. Nobel prize for chemistry 1979
James . 1933–2006, US soul singer and songwriter, noted for his dynamic stage performances and for his commitment to Black rights
John . 1800–59, US abolitionist leader, hanged after leading an unsuccessful rebellion of slaves at Harper's Ferry, Virginia
Lancelot , called Capability Brown . 1716–83, British landscape gardener
Michael ( Stuart ). born 1941, US physician: shared the Nobel prize for physiology or medicine (1985) for work on cholesterol
Robert . 1773–1858, Scottish botanist who was the first to observe the Brownian movement in fluids
brown
2/ ʊ /
noun
any of various colours, such as those of wood or earth, produced by low intensity light in the wavelength range 620–585 nanometres
a dye or pigment producing these colours
brown cloth or clothing
dressed in brown
any of numerous mostly reddish-brown butterflies of the genera Maniola, Lasiommata , etc, such as M. jurtina ( meadow brown ): family Satyridae
adjective
of the colour brown
(of bread) made from a flour that has not been bleached or bolted, such as wheatmeal or wholemeal flour
deeply tanned or sunburnt
verb
to make (esp food as a result of cooking) brown or (esp of food) to become brown
Sensitive Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- brownish adjective
- browny adjective
- brownness noun
- overbrown verb
- unbrowned adjective
- well-browned adjective
- ˈǷɲԾ adjective
- ˈǷɲԲԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of brown1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of brown1
Idioms and Phrases
browned off, angry; fed up.
do it up brown, to do thoroughly.
When they entertain, they really do it up brown.
Example Sentences
He had a buzz cut and brown eyes, a stubbly beard and a wrestler’s build.
Consider the infamous brown rats of New York City, which have evolved longer noses and shorter upper molar tooth rows, the better to enjoy the Big Apple's colder weather and higher-quality food.
The suspect, described as a white man with brown hair wearing body armor over a blue uniform-style shirt and pants, remains at large and is considered armed and dangerous.
He added: “It’s just scary, walking while brown, walking while dirty, coming home from work, there’s a high chance you might get picked up.”
“I feel unsafe, even if I have papers. I just saw them targeting brown people.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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