brown vs mahogany

mahogany vs brown

brown and mahogany both are nouns.

brown is an adjective but mahogany is not an adjective.

brown is a verb but mahogany is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brown	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
mahogany	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mahogany is a hyponym of brown; that is, mahogany is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than brown:

brown: an orange of low brightness and saturation
mahogany: a shade of brown with a tinge of red

Other hyponyms of brown include Vandyke brown, chestnut, burnt umber, chocolate, coffee, deep brown, umber, hazel, light brown, mocha, burnt sienna, reddish brown, sepia, Venetian red, buff, caramel, caramel brown, raw sienna, yellowish brown, puce, olive brown, taupe, terra cotta.

brown (noun)	mahogany (noun)
an orange of low brightness and saturation	a shade of brown with a tinge of red
	any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish
	wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture

brown (adjective)	mahogany (adjective)
(of skin) deeply suntanned
of a color similar to that of wood or earth

brown (verb)	mahogany (verb)
fry in a pan until it changes color
make brown in color

Difference between brown and mahogany

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