as in blond
of a pale yellow or yellowish brown color
the tawny coat of a lion
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Recent Examples of tawny
Think soft-focus browns, pinky beiges, and tawny neutrals that reference the fleshy to true brown ’90s lip trends in a more refined fashion.
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Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
Sampling the wines from vines dating back to 1738 can be achieved either in a pure tasting of wines and ports ranging from a 10 year old white port to a 50 year tawny or with a gastronomic pairing.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The reef and the lagoon are known for their clear ocean waters, where visitors can experience close encounters with seven species of sharks, including bull sharks, tawny nurse sharks, grey reef sharks, and tiger sharks.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2025
Local residents include woodpeckers, doves, crows, tawny owls and Little Sparrow Edith Piaf.
—Sadie Stein, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 20 June 2025
Sampling the wines from vines dating back to 1738 can be achieved either in a pure tasting of wines and ports ranging from a 10 year old white port to a 50 year tawny or with a gastronomic pairing.
—Laurie Werner, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
The reef and the lagoon are known for their clear ocean waters, where visitors can experience close encounters with seven species of sharks, including bull sharks, tawny nurse sharks, grey reef sharks, and tiger sharks.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 4 June 2025
Local residents include woodpeckers, doves, crows, tawny owls and Little Sparrow Edith Piaf.
—Sadie Stein, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tawny
blond
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In fact, Hawley cast him as a dry, platinum blond robot in the ambitious TV take on the Ridley Scott films.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Aug. 2025
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Sweeney completed the look with a matching headband and her blond hair draped down her shoulders in a cascade of loose yet polished waves.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Tawny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tawny. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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