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Added 9 October 2026

umber

/ˈʌmbə/ noun

Latin root: umbra Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about umber at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

An earth pigment.
A medium brown to dark-brown color.

adjective

Of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments.

Origin

From Middle French ombre (“umber”), from terre d'ombre (“dark ochre”), from Old French umbre (“shade, shadow”), from Latin umbra. Doublet of umbra.

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