Definition of tawny Tawny

/tɑˈni/ - [tanee] - taw•ny

We found 6 definitions of tawny from 5 different sources.

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What does tawny mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

tawny, tawnier, tawniest

tawny - of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather
  tawny-brown
  chromatic being or having or characterized by hue
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • tawny (n.)
    Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the tawny lion.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • tawny
    taw′ni, adj. of the colour of things tanned, a yellowish brown.—n. Taw′niness. [Fr. tanné, pa.p. of tanner, to tan.]

Part of speech

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  • tawny, noun, singular of tawnies.
  • tawny, adjective.

Pronunciation

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