Definitions for TAWNY
ˈtɔ nitawny

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tawny, tawny-brownadjective

   of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. tawnynoun

   A light brown to brownish orange colour

2. tawnyadjective

   Of a light brown to brownish orange colour

3. Etymology: From Middle English, from Anglo-Norman tauné, from Old French tané, past participle of taner, from tan 'tanbark, tawny color', from Gaulish tanno 'holm oak' (compare Breton tann, Old Irish caerthann 'rowan'), from Indo-European *dhenh-; akin to German Tann 'woods', Tanne 'fir', Hittite tanau 'fir', Avestan thanwarə (g. thanwanō) 'bow', Sanskrit dhánus (g. dhánvanus) 'bow', Latin femur (g. feminis) 'thigh', possibly Greek thámnos 'thicket'.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tawnyadjective

   Yellow, like things tanned.

   Etymology: tané, tanné, Fr.

   This child of fancy that armado hight,
   For interim to our studies shall relate,
   In high born words, the worth of many a knight
   From tawny Spain, lost in the world’s debate. William Shakespeare.

   Eurus his body must be drawn the colour of the tawny Moor, upon his head a red sun. Henry Peacham.

   The tawny lion pawing to get free. John Milton.

   Whilst they make the river Senaga to bound the Moors, so that on the south side they are black, on the other only tawny, they seem not to derive it from the sun. Brown.

   Where’s the worth that sets this people up
   Above your own Numidia’s tawny sons? Joseph Addison, Cato.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tawny

   Tawny is a color that is a warm, brownish-orange hue, often used to describe the fur, hair, or skin color of animals or humans. It can also be used more broadly to describe a similar color in a variety of other contexts.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tawnynoun

   of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the tawny lion

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tawny

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

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tawny

   a brownish yellow, like the color of a tanned hide [pale cadmium yellow + Indian red].

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Anagrams for TAWNY »

1. wanty

How to pronounce TAWNY?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say TAWNY in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of TAWNY in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of TAWNY in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of TAWNY in a Sentence

1. Des Barres:

   For instance, we’re doing the show and then lunchtime, there’s O.J. Simpson in the studio looking for Tawny, next day it would be Jerry Seinfeld who was on the stage next to us. There was always somebody after her. But when you’re that gorgeous, funny… and intelligent, you’re always going be bombarded with everyone.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=TAWNY
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tawny
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=TAWNY
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/TAWNY
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=TAWNY
7. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=TAWNY
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=TAWNY