Synonyms for tawny

Most common

brown · brownish · fulvous · fulvid · swart · subfuscous · swarty

All synonyms

Adjective

Noun

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Of a light brown to brownish orange colour; orangey brown tinged with gold.

2. n. 1

   A light brown to brownish orange colour.

Related words

Phrases

tawny owl

Forms

Plural

tawnys

Example sentences

• brown Mr Brown was acting in the capacity of ambassador.
• brownish When he turned the spigot, brownish water came gushing out.
• swart Tom is the name of my swart warthog.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

brown¹, swart¹, tenny²

6 letters

fulvid, swarty

7 letters

fulvous

8 letters

brownish², swartish

9 letters

olivaster

10 letters

subfuscous

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tenny² = 2 syllables).