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    TAWNINESS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The quality or state of being the color of tanned leatherplay

    Example:

    the tawniness of his complexion

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("tawniness" is a kind of...):

    complexion; skin color; skin colour (the coloring of a person's face)

    Derivation:

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

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