BROWNNESS

brown, brownness

(noun) an orange of low brightness and saturation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

brownness (usually uncountable, plural brownnesses)

The state or quality of being brown.

Source: Wiktionary


Brown"ness, n.

Definition: The quality or state of being brown. Now like I brown (O lovely brown thy hair); Only in brownness beauty dwelleth there. Drayton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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