umber
/ˈʌmbɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta) allied to the shoebill and herons; a hamerkop.
Countable; Uncountable
adj
Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.
Example Sentences
- "They instructed the upholsterer to do the sofa in cinnamon and the ottoman in umber."
- "I'll put myself in poor and mean attire, And with a kind of umber smirch my face; The like do you; so shall we pass along, And never stir assailants."
- "Their harps are of the umber shade / That hides the blush of waking day."
- "Armies o'er armies heap'd, the locusts came, Like clouds in autumn umbering all the sky […]"
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈʌmbɚ/
- British English: /ˈʌmbə/