TAWNY
What does "TAWNY" mean?
Of a warm sandy, orange-brown color, like dry grass or a lion's coat.
Meanings
- Having a warm light brown to brownish-orange color. The lioness moved through the tawny grass and all but vanished.
- The tawny color itself, or a creature named for it, such as the tawny owl. A tawny called from the wood, that long shivering hoot.
Word origin
From Anglo-Norman 'tauné', from Old French 'tané' meaning tanned, from 'tan' (oak bark used to tan hides); related to the leather sense of 'tan'.
Remember it
TAWNY = the color of a lion yawning in dry grass: think 'T-AWN-y', an awning the color of straw.
A little poem
Late field, all one note-
tawny grass, tawny owl, dusk
the same coin of light.
haiku
What it teaches
The same warm color hides the hunter and the field; camouflage is just belonging completely.
Quick facts
What does TAWNY mean?
Of a warm sandy, orange-brown color, like dry grass or a lion's coat.
Is TAWNY a valid word?
Yes — TAWNY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is TAWNY?
TAWNY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does TAWNY come from?
From Anglo-Norman 'tauné', from Old French 'tané' meaning tanned, from 'tan' (oak bark used to tan hides); related to the leather sense of 'tan'.
What can TAWNY teach us?
The same warm color hides the hunter and the field; camouflage is just belonging completely.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.