Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brownstone

/ˈbɹaʊnˌstoʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: brown-stone
IPA: /ˈbɹaʊnˌstoʊn/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.

Uncountable

noun

A row house built of brownstone, especially in New York City.

Countable

verb

To scour (steps) with a donkey stone.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Lived in a brownstone, lived in the ghetto, I’ve lived all over this town."
"Did I mention he lives in a fantastic, expensive-looking brownstone? Did I mention that he’s a published novelist? Did I mention that he’s an involved, attentive father?"
"They emerge from the car to face a pair of brownstones, stately narrow things, which seem to have been similarly renovated and decorated."

Etymology

From brown + stone.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɹaʊnˌstoʊn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

brownstones (plural) brownstones (present, singular) brownstoning (participle, present) brownstoned (participle, past) brownstoned (past)

Derived Forms

brownstoned brownstoner

Phrases

Hummelstown brownstone

Frequently Paired Words

whitestone

Questions

How do you pronounce brownstone?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹaʊnˌstoʊn/.
What does brownstone mean?: A variety of brown to red-brown sandstone once popular as a building material.
Where does brownstone come from?: From brown + stone.

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