Umber
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʌmbə/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Umber is a noun meaning A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
Meaning
A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
More Meanings
- A grayling.
- A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the shoebill and herons; a hamerkop.
- Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.
- (transitive) To give a reddish-brown colour to.
- Alternative form of umbrere.
Example Sentences
Their harps are of the umber shade / That hides the blush of waking day.
Armies o'er armies heap'd, the locusts came, Like clouds in autumn umbering all the sky […]
I'll put myself in poor and mean attire, And with a kind of umber smirch my face; The like do you; so shall we pass along, And never stir assailants.
Word Forms
- umbers
- umbre
- umbering
- umbered
Synonyms for umber
Depending on context, synonyms include chromatic, chocolate, coffee, colored.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include coffee, chocolate, colored, chromatic, brownish, ultramarine.
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