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Definition brown in British English

brown adjective

adjective
/braʊn/
1

something that is brown is the same colour as wood or coffee

Example

He had lovely brown eyes.

Example

brown bread/rice

Synonyms and related words
alabaster amber amethyst
2

with skin that is naturally brown or has been made brown by the sun

Example

His face was very brown.

Example

Brown skin tends to age less quickly.

Synonyms and related words
a high colour albino (as) white as a sheet
3

very suntanned

Example

She returned from her holiday in Egypt as brown as a berry.

Definition brown in British English