TAWNINESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The quality or state of being the color of tanned leather

Example:

the tawniness of his complexion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("tawniness" is a kind of...):

complexion; skin color; skin colour (the coloring of a person's face)

Derivation:

tawny (of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather)

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