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brown vs umber

umber vs brown

brown and umber both are nouns.

brown and umber both are adjectives.

brown is a verb but umber is not a verb.

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