Definition of AUBURN

auburn

Plural: auburns

Adjective Satellite

  • (of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
    • "auburn hair"

Noun

  • A dark reddish-brown colour, often used to describe hair colour.
  • pl. -S a reddish brown color

Adj

  • Of a reddish-brown colour.

Origin / Etymology

Early Modern English auburn (“brown, reddish brown”) from Middle English aubourne, abron, abroune, abrune (“light brown, yellowish brown, blond”), alteration (due to conflation with Middle English brun (“brown”)) of earlier auborne (“yellowish-white, flaxen”) from Old French auborne, alborne (“blond, flaxen, off-white”) from Medieval Latin alburnus (“whitish”), from Latin albus (“white”). More at albino, brown.

Synonyms

cupreous

Scrabble Score: 8

auburn: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
auburn: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
auburn: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

auburn is a valid Words With Friends word