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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:
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:
Similar:
chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)
Derivation:
umber (a medium brown to dark-brown color)
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