umber
noun
um·ber
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Definition of umber
(Entry 1 of 3)
1a
: a moderate to dark yellowish brown
b
: a moderate brown
2
: a brown earth that is darker in color than ocher and sienna because of its content of manganese and iron oxides and is highly valued as a permanent pigment either in the raw or burnt state
umber
adjectiveDefinition of umber (Entry 2 of 3)
: of, relating to, or having the characteristics of umber
specifically
: of the color of umber
umber
verb
umbered;
umbering\ ˈəm-b(ə-)riŋ
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Definition of umber (Entry 3 of 3)
: to darken with or as if with umber
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Examples of umber in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The program also covers dragonflies and three special concern species — the cobra clubtail, umber shadowdragon, and stygian — are being delisted. — Michael P. Norton, BostonGlobe.com, "Bald eagle recovering, two bee species marked as endangered in Mass.," 16 Aug. 2019 Shades of umber, khaki, mud, And other greens beside the Malachite. — Ciaran Carson, The New Yorker, "Claude Monet, “The Artist’s Garden at Vétheuil,” 1880," 12 Aug. 2019 Other pieces are more delicate — a little cup, for instance, with walls like a fine, crisp shell, nests within another, just slightly larger, to yield an intimate meditation in umber and taupe. — Leah Ollman, latimes.com, "Gravel, glass and glaze: The radical ceramics of Masaomi Yasunaga," 5 July 2019 Diablo,’ or ninebark, its green-umber foliage a stand-in for the painting’s landscape. — Lindsey Taylor, WSJ, "If the ‘Mona Lisa’ Were Made of Flowers...," 7 Aug. 2018 This has allowed the public to witness the umber-haired, fresh-faced beauty's affinity for stylish dresses, and to learn of her gender equity work with the United Nations. — Samantha Willis, Glamour, "Why Do We See so Much of Ourselves in Meghan Markle?," 18 May 2018 Shortly after 8, Varsano pressed some buttons in an app on his phone to raise the shades, and the showroom’s gray-and-blue interior flooded with rare London sun, mottled with umber from a hurricane bound for Ireland. — Gideon Lewis-kraus, New York Times, "Selling Airborne Opulence to the Upper Upper Upper Class," 23 Jan. 2018 Wide swatches of umber dirt — fire breaks bulldozed through fields and woods, to cordon the flames off — scar the countryside. — Eric Asimov, New York Times, "Wildfires Spared the Vineyards, but the Wines Could Suffer," 20 Oct. 2017 The last time a yellowish color got the bum’s rush was in 1990, when maize, lemon yellow and orange yellow all went down for the count (along with duds such as raw umber and violet blue). — Joe Queenan, WSJ, "A Sensitivity Agenda for Hidebound Toy Makers," 6 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'umber.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for umber
umber
noun
English Language Learners Definition of umber
: a dark, yellowish brown color
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