beige
1beige
noun \ˈbāzh\Definition of BEIGE
1
: cloth made of natural undyed wool
2
a : a variable color averaging light grayish-yellowish brown b : a pale to grayish yellow
— beigy \ˈbā-zhē\ adjective
Origin of BEIGE
French
First Known Use: circa 1858
2beige
adjectiveDefinition of BEIGE
1
: of the color beige
2
: lacking distinction : vanilla 2
Examples of BEIGE
- <some food critics have dismissed that chef's version of French cuisine as beige and boring>
First Known Use of BEIGE
1879
Related to BEIGE
- Synonyms
- nondescript, characterless, faceless, featureless, indistinctive, neutral, noncommital, vanilla
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