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Tawny vs Tanned - What's the difference?

tawny | tanned |

As adjectives the difference between tawny and tanned

is that tawny is of a light brown to brownish orange colour while tanned is having a suntan.

As a noun tawny

is a light brown to brownish orange colour.

As a verb tanned is

past tense of tan.

tawny

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Of a light brown to brownish orange colour
  • * 1908 ,
    • They fell a-twittering among themselves once more, and this time their intoxicating babble was of violet seas, tawny sands, and lizard-haunted walls.

    Synonyms

    *

    Noun

  • A light brown to brownish orange colour

    • Derived terms

    * tawny owl * tawny port

    tanned

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a suntan.
    • You're looking very tanned .
    tanned bodies lying on the beach
  • (of leather) Finished, made using tannic acid (as opposed to abrasion).

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (tan)

    • Synonyms

    * tan