um·ber

(ŭm′bər)

1. A natural brown earth containing ferric oxide and manganese oxides, used as pigment.

2. Any of the shades of brown produced by umber in its various states.

adj.

1. Of or related to umber.

2. Having a brownish color.

tr.v. um·bered, um·ber·ing, um·bers

To darken with or as if with umber.

[French (terre d') ombre or Italian (terra di) ombra, shadow (earth), both possibly from alteration (influenced by French ombre Italian ombra, shadow) of Latin Umbria, Umbria.]

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umber

(ˈʌmbə)

1. (Elements & Compounds) any of various natural brown earths containing ferric oxide together with lime and oxides of aluminium, manganese, and silicon. See also burnt umber

2. (Colours) any of the dark brown to greenish-brown colours produced by this pigment

3. (Animals) short for umber moth

4. shade or shadow

5. (Colours) any dark, dusky, or indefinite colour

adj

6. (Colours) of, relating to, or stained with umber

7. (Elements & Compounds) of, relating to, or stained with umber

[C16: from French (terre d')ombre or Italian (terra di) ombra shadow (earth), from Latin umbra shade]

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um•ber

(ˈʌm bər)

n.

1. a brown earth, largely oxides of iron and manganese, used as a pigment.

2. the color of such a pigment; dark dusky brown or dark reddish brown.

3. the European grayling, Thymallus thymallus.

adj.

4. of the color umber.

v.t.

5. to color with or as if with umber.

[1250–1300; Middle English umbre, umber shade, shadow < Old French umbre < Latin umbra; in sense "earth" < French terre d'ombre or Italian terra di ombra]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	umber - an earth pigment earth color - a colored mineral used as a pigment raw umber - greenish brown pigment burnt umber - dark brown pigment obtained by heating umber
	2.	umber - a medium brown to dark-brown color deep brown, burnt umber, chocolate, coffee brown, brownness - an orange of low brightness and saturation
Adj.	1.	umber - of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue

Translations

marrone scuro

umber

[ˈʌmbəʳ]

A. N (= colour) → ocre m or pardo m oscuro; (= earth) → tierra f de sombra

B. ADJ → color ocre oscuro, pardo oscuro

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umber

n (= earth) → Umbraerde f; (= pigment: also raw umber) → Umbra f, → Umber m; burned umber → gebrannte Umbra

adj → umbrabraun

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umber

[ˈʌmbəʳ] (frm)

1. n → terra di Siena

2. adj → color terra di Siena

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Winter moth alert!

p Moths on the wing still include feathered thorn, mottled umber and black russett.

John Dempsey on country matters

News that millions of Mottled Umber Moth caterpillars have stripped woodland in Yorkshire of shoots and leaves, will leave many gardeners reaching for the spray gun.

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