Synonyms for
Auburn
Definition
Auburn is a reddish-brown color.
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Common collocations
- auburn hair
- auburn locks
- auburn coat
- auburn leaves
- deep auburn
- rich auburn
- dark auburn
Word family
adjective auburn
Usage note
Auburn primarily describes a reddish-brown color, most commonly associated with hair or the changing leaves in autumn. It is a specific shade and not typically used for other objects unless they share that particular hue.
Example sentences
- The leaves on the trees turn a beautiful auburn color in the fall.
- She dyed her hair auburn for the summer.
- The sunset had an auburn glow to it.
- The horse had a shiny coat of auburn.
- He wore an auburn tie to match his suit.
Quotes
Her hair was auburn, her eyes a deeper shade of the same color, her skin pale and luminous.
I wish my hair was auburn again, not brown, not strawberry blond. Auburn, like the autumn leaves.
The autumn leaves blew over the moonlit pavement in such a way as to make the girl who was moving there seem fixed to a sliding walk, letting the motion of the wind and the leaves carry her forward. Her head was half bent to watch her shoes stir the circling leaves. Her face was slender and milk-white, and in it was a kind of gentle hunger that touched over everything with tireless curiosity. It was a look, almost, of pale surprise; the dark eyes were so fixed to the world that no move escaped them. Her dress was white and it whispered. He almost thought he heard the motion of her hands as she walked, and the infinitely small sound now, the white stir of her face turning when she discovered she was a moment away from a man who stood in the middle of the pavement waiting.