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brown
English
Etymology
From Middle English broun, from Old English br?n (“brown; dark; dusky”), from Proto-Germanic *br?naz (compare West Frisian brún, Dutch bruin, German braun), from Proto-Indo-European *b?erH- (compare Ancient Greek ????? (phrún?), ?????? (phrûnos, “toad”); Latin brunneus (“brown”)), compare Lithuanian b??ras (“brown”), Sanskrit ????? (babhrú, “reddish-brown”)). Doublet of bruin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b?a?n/
- Rhymes: -a?n
Noun
brown (countable and uncountable, plural browns)
- (countable and uncountable) A colour like that of chocolate or coffee.
- (snooker, countable) One of the colour balls used in snooker, with a value of 4 points.
- (uncountable) Black tar heroin.
- (slang, archaic, countable) A copper coin.
- A brown horse or other animal.
- (sometimes capitalised, countable) A person of Middle Eastern, Latino or South Asian descent; a brown-skinned person; someone of mulatto or biracial appearance.
- (entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of subfamily Satyrinae (formerly the family Satyridae).
- (entomology) Any of certain species of nymphalid butterflies of subfamily Satyrinae, such as those of the genera Heteronympha and Melanitis.
- (informal) A brown trout (Salmo trutta).
- (hunting, as "the brown") A mass of birds or animals that may be indiscriminately fired at.
- 1928, R. Pigot, Twenty-five Years Big Game Hunting (page 166)
- The temptation to have a shot into the brown was great. There was not a head there which was not a big one and the one by himself was not too easy a shot since it is always difficult to shoot when lying in soft snow.
- 1979, Kevin Andrews, Athens Alive (page 223)
- My anger mounted at this, I opened the courtyard door and raised my musket to fire into the brown; I had loaded it with small shot, and if it had gone off that would have been the death of us and the ruin of all of us in the house.
- 1928, R. Pigot, Twenty-five Years Big Game Hunting (page 166)
Derived terms
- mummy brown
Descendants
- Bislama: braon
- Tok Pisin: braun
- ? Welsh: brown
- ? Tongan: palauni
Translations
Adjective
brown (comparative browner or more brown, superlative brownest or most brown)
- Having a brown colour.
- (obsolete) Gloomy.
- (sometimes capitalized) Of or relating to any of various ethnic groups having dark pigmentation of the skin.
- (US) Latino
- (of Asians) South Asian
- (of East Asians) Southeast Asian
Descendants
- American Sign Language: B@Cheek-PalmForward B@Jaw-PalmForward
Translations
Verb
brown (third-person singular simple present browns, present participle browning, simple past and past participle browned)
- (intransitive) To become brown.
- (cooking, transitive) To cook something until it becomes brown.
- (intransitive, transitive) To tan.
- (transitive) To make brown or dusky.
- (transitive) To give a bright brown colour to, as to gun barrels, by forming a thin coating of oxide on their surface.
- (demography, transitive, intransitive, slang, ethnic slur, usually derogatory, offensive) To turn progressively more Middle Eastern, Hispanic or Latino, in the context of the population of a geographic region.
- (transitive) To treat with deference, or respect.
Translations
Derived terms
Related terms
- brunet
- burnet
See also
- golding
Welsh
Etymology
Borrowed from English brown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /brou?n/
Adjective
brown (feminine singular brown, plural brown, equative browned, comparative brownach, superlative brownaf)
- brown
Mutation
See also
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golden
English
Alternative forms
- goulden (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /????l.d?n/
- (US) IPA(key): /??o?l.d?n/, [???l.d?n]
- Rhymes: -??ld?n
- Hyphenation: gol?den
Etymology 1
From Middle English golden, a restored form (due to the noun gold) of earlier Middle English gulden, gylden, gilden (“golden”), from Old English gylden (“golden”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþ?naz (“golden, made of gold”), equivalent to gold +? -en. Cognate with Dutch gouden, gulden (“golden”), German gülden, golden (“golden”), Danish gylden (“golden”). More at gold.
Adjective
golden (comparative more golden or goldener, superlative most golden or goldenest)
- Made of, or relating to, gold.
- She wore a golden crown.
- Having a colour or other richness suggestive of gold.
- Under a golden sun.
- Of a beverage, flavoured or colored with turmeric. [from c. 2010]
- Marked by prosperity, creativity etc.
- The Renaissance was a golden era.
- the Golden Horseshoe
- O Partridge! could I hope once again to see that face; but, alas! all those golden dreams are vanished for ever, and my only refuge from future misery is to forget the object of all my former happiness.
- Advantageous or very favourable.
- This is a golden opportunity
- ... a seasoned Champions League outfit, who beat Barcelona at the Nou Camp in 2009-10 and continually worked their way between the home defence to create some golden opportunities.
- Relating to a fiftieth anniversary.
- It's not long until our golden wedding.
- Relating to the elderly or retired.
- After retiring, Bob and Judy moved to Arizona to live out their golden years.
- (Britain, slang) Fine, without problems.
- 2007, Colin Barr, Steve Katai, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Triathlon Training, Penguin ?ISBN, page 28
- Many anti-fog variety goggles are available, but if you don't get that type, just rub a little spit on the lenses before you put them on in the water and you'll be golden.
- 2009, Mark Wiskup, Presentation S.O.S.: From Perspiration to Persuasion in 9 Easy Steps, Hachette UK ?ISBN
- Therefore, the task ahead is easy. When the spotlight is on you, never let the audience down and you'll be golden.
- 2011, Wayne R. Dempsey, 101 Projects for Your Porsche Boxster, Motorbooks ?ISBN, page 68
- If all of the marks line up perfectly, then you're golden, and you can continue on with finishing up the installation.
- 2007, Colin Barr, Steve Katai, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Triathlon Training, Penguin ?ISBN, page 28
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
golden (plural goldens)
- Kyphosus vaigiensis, a fish found in southeast Asia.
Etymology 2
From gold +? -en, or perhaps a derivation from the adjective above.
Verb
golden (third-person singular simple present goldens, present participle goldening, simple past and past participle goldened)
- (intransitive) To become gold or golden (in colour).
- (transitive) To make golden or like gold.
- 1994, Marion H. Hedges, Iron City:
- It goldened, as nothing else goldened, the commonplace countryside.
- 1994, Marion H. Hedges, Iron City:
Translations
Anagrams
- Delong, dongle, longed
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?ld?n
Verb
golden
- plural past indicative and subjunctive of gelden
Anagrams
- dongel, gondel
German
Alternative forms
- gülden (archaic, poetic)
- gulden, gölden (obsolete)
Etymology
Common since the 18th century. Alteration (after Gold (“gold”)) of older gulden, gülden, from Middle High German guld?n, güld?n, from Old High German guld?n, from Proto-Germanic *gulþ?naz. Equivalen to Gold +? -en. Cognate with Dutch gulden, gouden, English golden.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??ld?n/
- Hyphenation: gol?den
Adjective
golden (comparative goldener, superlative am goldensten)
- golden; gold (made of gold)
- golden (gold-coloured)
Declension
Synonyms
- (in predicative use) aus Gold
- (in attributive use) Gold-
Derived terms
- Goldener Schnitt
- Goldene Zahl
- goldenes Herz
- Gulden
See also
Further reading
- “golden” in Duden online
- “golden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Middle English
Alternative forms
- goldene, goldyn, goldin, goldun, goldyng, goldein, gowuldyn, colden, coldin
Etymology
From gilden, reformed by analogy with gold.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /????ld?n/
Adjective
golden
- Formed from gold.
- Decorated or covered with gold.
- Having a golden colour.
- (figurative) Of excellent quality or worth; precious, best.
Descendants
- English: golden
- Scots: gowden
See also
- gilden
References
- “g?lden, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 27 April 2018.
Plautdietsch
Adjective
golden
- golden
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