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brown vs olive brown

olive brown vs brown

brown and olive brown both are nouns.

brown is an adjective but olive brown is not an adjective.

brown is a verb but olive brown is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
brown Yes Yes Yes No
olive brown Yes No No No
As nouns, olive brown is a hyponym of brown; that is, olive brown is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than brown:
  • brown: an orange of low brightness and saturation
  • olive brown: a shade of brown tinged with green
Other hyponyms of brown include Vandyke brown, chestnut, burnt umber, chocolate, coffee, deep brown, umber, hazel, light brown, mocha, burnt sienna, mahogany, reddish brown, sepia, Venetian red, buff, caramel, caramel brown, raw sienna, yellowish brown, puce, taupe, terra cotta.
brown (noun) olive brown (noun)
an orange of low brightness and saturation a shade of brown tinged with green
brown (adjective) olive brown (adjective)
(of skin) deeply suntanned
of a color similar to that of wood or earth
brown (verb) olive brown (verb)
fry in a pan until it changes color
make brown in color
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