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UMBER

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A medium brown to dark-brown color

Synonyms:

burnt umber; chocolate; coffee; deep brown; umber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

brown; brownness (an orange of low brightness and saturation)

Derivation:

umber (of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments)

Sense 2

Meaning:

An earth pigment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

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

earth color (a colored mineral used as a pigment)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "umber"):

raw umber (greenish brown pigment)

burnt umber (dark brown pigment obtained by heating umber)

 II. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)

Derivation:

umber (a medium brown to dark-brown color)

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