roan
noun · adjective
Simple meaning
An animal that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
Pronunciation
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rohnIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈɹoʊn
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
An animal (such as a horse) that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc., made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to imitate ungrained morocco.
adjective
of an animalespecially of a horse
Having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
Made of roan (kind of leather).
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This meaning: An animal (such as a horse) that has a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in.
Used this way, roan 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
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Sense: having a coat of a dark base color with individual white hairs mixed in
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