tawny

n.

A light brown to brownish orange.

[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman taune, variant of Old French tane, from past participle of taner, to tan. See tan¹.]

tawniness taw'ni·ness n.
tawny taw'ny adj.

IN BRIEF: Of a warm sandy color.

Now half appear'd The tawny lion, pawing to get free His hinder parts. — John Milton (1608-1674), English poet, from Paradise Lost.

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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of a light brown to brownish orange color

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - brunlig, solbrændt, gulbrun
n. - gulbrun, solbrun

Nederlands (Dutch)
geelbruin

Français (French)
adj. - fauve
n. - fauve

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gelbbraun
n. - Gelbbraun

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καστανόξανθος, φαιοκίτρινος
n. - καστανόξανθο, φαιοκίτρινο (χρώμα)

Italiano (Italian)
bronzeo, oggetto bronzeo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - amarelo-castanho, trigueiro
n. - de cor trigueira

Русский (Russian)
загорелый, смуглый, загар

Español (Spanish)
adj. - bronceado, tostado, castaño
n. - color tostado o castaño

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - gulbrun, läderfärgad, solbränd
n. - gulbrun

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
黄褐色的, 茶色的, 黄褐色, 茶色

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 黃褐色的, 茶色的
n. - 黃褐色, 茶色

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 황갈색의
n. - 황갈색, 황갈색의 사람, 최고

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 黄褐色の
n. - 黄褐色

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) سمرة مصفرة (الاسم) أسمر مصفر‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חום-צהוב‬
n. - ‮צבע שחמחם-צהוב‬

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barbie tawny	Trevor Jones Tawny Port
tawny kitaen	Jonesy Old Tawny Port