Tawny
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
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Definition of Tawny
Verb
Noun
- A light brown to brownish orange colour.
"tawny:"
- Synonym of tenné (“a rarely-used tincture of orange or bright brown”).
- Something of a light brown or brownish orange colour (particularly if it has the word tawny in its name). The common bullfinch or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
- The common bullfinch or Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula).
- In full tawny port: a sweet, fortified port wine which is blended and matured in wooden casks.