auburn

See also Auburn

English

Etymology

Early Modern English auburn "brown, reddish brown" from Middle English aubourne, abron, abroune, abrune "light brown, yellowish brown, blond", alteration (due to conflation with Middle English brun "brown") of earlier auborne "yellowish-white, flaxen" from Old French auborne, alborne "blond, flaxen, off-white" from Medieval Latin alburnus "whitish" from Latin albus "white". More at albino, brown

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːbə(r)n

Noun

auburn (uncountable)

1. A dark reddish-brown colour, often used to describe hair colour.

   auburn colour:

Translations

reddish-brown

Bulgarian: кестеняв цвят Danish: kastanjebrun (da), kastanjerød (da) Finnish: kastanjanruskea German: Rötlich-Braun n., Kastanienbraun n. Greek: καστανέρυθρο [ˌkastaˈne̞riˌθro̞] n.

Italian: biondo rame (it) m. Japanese: 赤褐色 (せきかっしょく, sekikasshoku) Persian: بور (bur) Russian: красно-коричневый, тёмно-рыжий

Adjective

auburn (comparative more auburn, superlative most auburn)

1. Of a reddish-brown colour.

Synonyms

• cupreous

Translations

reddish-brown

Bulgarian: кестеняв Danish: kastanjebrun (da), kastanjerød (da) Esperanto: ruĝbruna (eo)

Finnish: kastanjanruskea German: rötlich-braun (de), kastanienbraun (de) Spanish: castaño (es)

See also

• Auburn
• redheaded
• titian
• Appendix:Colors
• Auburn (color) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia:Auburn (color)