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TAUPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does taupe mean? 

TAUPE (noun)
  The noun TAUPE has 1 sense:

1. a greyish brownplay

  Familiarity information: TAUPE used as a noun is very rare.


TAUPE (adjective)
  The adjective TAUPE has 1 sense:

1. of something having a dusky brownish grey colorplay

  Familiarity information: TAUPE used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TAUPE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A greyish brown

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

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

brown; brownness (an orange of low brightness and saturation)

Derivation:

taupe (of something having a dusky brownish grey color)


TAUPE (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Of something having a dusky brownish grey color

Synonyms:

fuscous; taupe

Similar:

chromatic (being or having or characterized by hue)

Derivation:

taupe (a greyish brown)


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