Definitions for tawny

tawny taw·ny

Spelling: [taw-nee]
IPA: /ˈtɔ ni/

Tawny is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 39 anagrams from letters in tawny (antwy).

Definitions for tawny

noun

  1. a shade of brown tinged with yellow; dull yellowish brown.

adjective

  1. of a dark yellowish or dull yellowish-brown color.

Origin of tawny

1350-1400; Middle English tauny Anglo-French taune Middle French tané, past participle of taner to tan1

Examples for tawny

The halo of her tawny hair stirred as I let myself drop by her side.

Her eyes were a tawny brown; her hair a flamboyant auburn mop.

In the centre of the table was a huge birthday cake for tawny Adonis.

Their coats were black and tawny, but yellowish-white beneath.

He glowered at his fate, and tugged his tawny moustache for some time in silence.

My tawny Adonis was a far more soothing companion than Steve.

The stem is short, hairy, tawny; sometimes the stem is almost obsolete.

I asked, watching buzzards, white-backed vultures, and tawny eagles corkscrew skyward on thermals.

There could be no doubt of his identity, with the light on his strong face and tawny hair.

Then on the other side the windows glistened with the tawny glow of gold.

Word Value for tawny
Scrable

11

Words with friends

11

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