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Antonyms for tawnies
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : taw-nee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɔ ni |
Definition of tawnies
Origin :- "tan-colored," late 14c., from Anglo-French tauné "associated with the brownish-yellow of tanned leather," from Old French tané (12c.), past participle of taner "to tan hides," from Medieval Latin tannare (see tan).
- As in auburn : noun reddish-brown color
- As in tan : noun light brown
- As in yellow : noun sunny color
- As in brunette : noun dark
- It was not the “tawnies” against the others, but the males of each kind in single combats with one another.
- Extract from : « The Young Voyageurs » by Mayne Reid
- Cromwell and his tawnies found it a rasper in my vather's time, and Monmouth is like to do the same.'
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
Synonyms for tawnies
- amber
- beige
- biscuit
- bisque
- bistered
- blond
- bronze
- brown
- brownish
- brunet
- buff
- chestnut
- chrome
- copper
- cream
- drab
- dusky
- ecru
- gold
- hazel
- henna
- ivory
- khaki
- leather-colored
- lemon
- natural
- nut
- olive
- olive-brown
- pigmented
- russet
- rust
- saddle
- saffron
- sand
- suntan
- swart
- swarthy
- tanned
- tawny
- titian
- umber
- xanthous
- yellowish
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