Synonyms for tawny

Grammar : Adj

Spell : taw-nee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɔ ni

Définition of tawny

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).

adj brownish

Example sentences :

He glowered at his fate, and tugged his tawny moustache for some time in silence.
Extract from : « Viviette » by William J. Locke

Then on the other side the windows glistened with the tawny glow of gold.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

The stem is short, hairy, tawny; sometimes the stem is almost obsolete.
Extract from : « The Mushroom, Edible and Otherwise » by M. E. Hard

There could be no doubt of his identity, with the light on his strong face and tawny hair.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

In the centre of the table was a huge birthday cake for Tawny Adonis.
Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley

My Tawny Adonis was a far more soothing companion than Steve.
Extract from : « The Gorgeous Girl » by Nalbro Bartley

Their coats were black and tawny, but yellowish-white beneath.
Extract from : « The Rambles of a Rat » by A. L. O. E.

The halo of her tawny hair stirred as I let myself drop by her side.
Extract from : « The Arrow of Gold » by Joseph Conrad

Her eyes were a tawny brown; her hair a flamboyant auburn mop.
Extract from : « Masters of Space » by Edward Elmer Smith

Next did he become a tiger, tawny and velvet black, and fierce to devour.
Extract from : « A Book of Myths » by Jean Lang

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