umber

¹um·ber

noun \ˈəm-bər\

Definition of UMBER

1

: a brown earth that is darker in color than ocher and sienna because of its content of manganese and iron oxides and is highly valued as a permanent pigment either in the raw or burnt state

2

a : a moderate to dark yellowish brown b : a moderate brown

Origin of UMBER

probably from obsolete English, shade, color, from Middle English ombre, umbre shade, shadow, from Anglo-French, from Latin umbra — more at umbrage

First Known Use: 1568

Rhymes with UMBER

cumber, Humber, lumbar, lumber, number, slumber