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brown vs puce

puce vs brown

brown and puce both are nouns.

brown is an adjective but puce is not an adjective.

brown is a verb but puce is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
brown Yes Yes Yes No
puce Yes No No No
As nouns, puce is a hyponym of brown; that is, puce is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than brown:
  • brown: an orange of low brightness and saturation
  • puce: a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
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, olive brown, taupe, terra cotta.
brown (noun) puce (noun)
an orange of low brightness and saturation a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
brown (adjective) puce (adjective)
(of skin) deeply suntanned
of a color similar to that of wood or earth
brown (verb) puce (verb)
fry in a pan until it changes color
make brown in color
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