tawny C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈtɔni/ UK /ˈtɔːni/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj of a warm sandy or yellowish-brown colour The lion's tawny coat blended with the dry savanna grass. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · of a warm sandy or... tanfawnochrefulvousyellowish-brownsandy Word family Derived forms tawniness Related forms tan Etymology AI details From Middle English tauny, from Anglo-Norman tauné and Old French tané ('tanned, tan-coloured'), past participle of taner ('to tan'), from Medieval Latin tannare. tané Old French tannare Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # tawny **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈtɔni/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈtɔːni/ ## Meanings 1. of a warm sandy or yellowish-brown colour ## Examples - The lion's tawny coat blended with the dry savanna grass. ## Synonyms - tan - fawn - ochre - fulvous - yellowish-brown - sandy ## Derived Forms - tawniness ## Related Forms - tan ## Roots and Affixes - Root: tané - Root: tannare ## Etymology From Middle English tauny, from Anglo-Norman tauné and Old French tané ('tanned, tan-coloured'), past participle of taner ('to tan'), from Medieval Latin tannare. ## AI Etymology Tawny is from Middle English tauny, from Anglo-Norman tauné and Old French tané ('tanned, tan-coloured'), past participle of taner ('to tan'), from Medieval Latin tannare. Important recorded forms include tané (Old French) and tannare (Latin). Morphologically, the ending or combining element adapts the older base to the present English part of speech while keeping the historical sense visible. The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers of a warm sandy or yellowish-brown colour. The wider family includes derived forms such as tawniness and related words such as tan. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown