Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brunaille

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: brunaille
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Consisting of shades of brown, painted or executed with shades of brown, brown monochrome.

noun

A method of painting or other work that uses shades of brown primarily or exclusively.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An artwork or study executed in this style.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A corporate desire for identity and recognition also helps to explain the unusual coincidence of a traditional brunaille exterior in conjunction with a crowded, lively, visually striking interior painted in the most novel, fashionable, local style."
"Genre paintings in grisaille (grey monochrome) or brunaille (brown monochrome) by Adriaen van de Venne represent a special chapter in Dutch art history."
"Paintings of this kind are known as brunailles – by analogy with grisailles, which are paintings done mainly in grey."

Etymology

From French brunaille, from brun (“brown”). Compare grisaille.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: brunaille

Usage

Inflected Forms

brunailles (plural)

Questions

What does brunaille mean?: Consisting of shades of brown, painted or executed with shades of brown, brown monochrome.
Where does brunaille come from?: It is traced to French.

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