Dictionary

bronzy en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈbɹɑnzi/ (General-American)
• /ˈbɹɒnzi/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From bronze + -y.

Meanings

1. Resembling or suggestive of a bronze color.
   • Her skin had a bronzy polish under the pale dusting powder. 1963, Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar, Faber and Faber:
   • I also obtained here a specimen of the rare green jungle-fowl (Gallus furcatus), whose back and neck are beautifully scaled with bronzy feathers, and whose smooth-edged oval comb is of a violet purple colour, changing to green at the base. 1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 170:
   • Her bronzy tan spoke of hours spent in the sun.

Forms

Coordinates

brassish · brassy

Deriveds

bronziness

Synonyms

bronzish