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
Her makeup, meanwhile, consisted of tawny eyeshadow, and a matte pink-nude lip.
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 8 Apr. 2026
This whiskey was distilled in 2017, aged in new charred oak, and then finished in a combination of casks—tawny port, white port, Oloroso sherry, and ruby port—and bottled at 113 proof.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
Timeless wood pieces, plush armchairs and headboards, and earthy yet optimistic color palettes (think ivory, spring green, tawny brown, and bronze) are both serene and cozy, without feeling dusty or overly trendy.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
Her lips shine, too, with an ombré look in tawny brown hues, an effect created by makeup artist Bella Mayven with Charlotte Tilbury's Lip Cheat pencil in Foxy Brown and Big Lip Plumpgasm gloss in Nudegasm Diamonds.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 12 Jan. 2026
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Hannah Malach, InStyle, 8 Apr. 2026
This whiskey was distilled in 2017, aged in new charred oak, and then finished in a combination of casks—tawny port, white port, Oloroso sherry, and ruby port—and bottled at 113 proof.
—Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2026
Timeless wood pieces, plush armchairs and headboards, and earthy yet optimistic color palettes (think ivory, spring green, tawny brown, and bronze) are both serene and cozy, without feeling dusty or overly trendy.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Feb. 2026
Her lips shine, too, with an ombré look in tawny brown hues, an effect created by makeup artist Bella Mayven with Charlotte Tilbury's Lip Cheat pencil in Foxy Brown and Big Lip Plumpgasm gloss in Nudegasm Diamonds.
—Marci Robin, Allure, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tawny
Adjective
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Hemsworth commits to the part in every sense, altering his demeanour and appearance into that of Thor Odinson (including dying his eyebrows blonde).—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
6 May 2026
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Kardashian, in a skin-tight orange breastplate bodysuit with an open-front skirt, rocked a shoulder-length dirty blonde lob.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
5 May 2026
Adjective
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The great golden digger wasp, Sphex icheneumoneus, is a large wasp that sports golden hairs on the head and thorax and has a distinctive half orange half black abdomen.—
Pamm Cooper,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The Jura’s most famous and valuable wine is its Vin Jaune—French for yellow or golden wine—which is made from Savagnin and is matured in oak barrels for a minimum of 75 months during which the barrels are untouched until bottling.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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“Tawny.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tawny. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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