chestnut vs brown

brown vs chestnut

chestnut and brown both are nouns.

chestnut and brown both are adjectives.

chestnut is not a verb while brown is a verb.

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

As nouns, brown is a hypernym of chestnut; that is, brown is a word with a broader meaning than chestnut:

chestnut: the brown color of chestnuts
brown: an orange of low brightness and saturation

Other hypernyms of chestnut include brownness.

chestnut (noun)	brown (noun)
a dark golden-brown or reddish-brown horse	an orange of low brightness and saturation
a small horny callus on the inner surface of a horse's leg
the brown color of chestnuts
edible nut of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea
any of several attractive deciduous trees yellow-brown in autumn; yield a hard wood and edible nuts in a prickly bur
wood of any of various chestnut trees of the genus Castanea

chestnut (adjective)	brown (adjective)
(of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color	(of skin) deeply suntanned
	of a color similar to that of wood or earth

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

Difference between chestnut and brown

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