beige
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
A pale, light brown color.
Pronunciation
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bayzhIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbeɪʒ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A pale, light brown color.
A slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.
Debeige; a kind of woollen or mixed dress goods.
adjective
Having a slightly yellowish gray colour, as that of unbleached wool.
informaloriginally us
Comfortably dull and unadventurous, in a way that suggests middle-class suburbia.
Word Aura™
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Aura for this meaning
This meaning: a pale, light brown color.
Used this way, beige is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- ecru , rarer, so it draws attention
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use beige
- “We painted the living room walls a pleasant beige color.”
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