"brownness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: brownnesses [plural]
Etymology: From brown + -ness. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|brown|ness}} brown + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} brownness (usually uncountable, plural brownnesses)
  1. The state or quality of being brown. Tags: uncountable, usually Related terms: blackenedness, doneness, browned, browning Coordinate_terms: brownishness, tanness Translations (characteristic): ruskeus (Finnish), brunhet [common-gender] (Swedish), brynska [common-gender] (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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