brownish vs umber

brownish

adj
  • Of a colour which resembles brown; somewhat brown. 

umber

adj
  • Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment. 

noun
  • A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the shoebill and herons; a hamerkop. 

  • A grayling. 

  • A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides. 

verb
  • To give a reddish-brown colour to. 

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