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TAWNINESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality or state of being the color of tanned leather
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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