taupe
UK/təʊp//toʊp/
taupe noun: a dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin.
Noun
taupe (countable and uncountable, plural taupes)
Adjective
taupe (comparative more taupe, superlative most taupe)
- Of a dark brownish-grey colour.
- At five o'clock the patch of daylight above the red-lighted exit door turned taupe, as though a gray curtain had been flung across it; […]November 1915, Ben Hecht, “Life”, in The Little Review
- In the front room, on an old taupe overstuffed sofa, the head of the house lay in a blanket bathrobe, […]February 1952, Wallace Earle Stegner, “Pop Goes the Alley Cat”, in Harper's Magazine
Forms of taupe
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | taupes |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more taupe |
| superlative | most taupe |
Origin of taupe
Borrowed from French taupe, from Latin talpa (“mole”). Doublet of talpa.
Words that rhyme with taupe
Questions about taupe
- What does taupe mean?
- Taupe means a dark brownish-grey colour, the colour of moleskin.
- What part of speech is taupe?
- Taupe can be a noun or an adjective.
- How do you pronounce taupe?
- Taupe is pronounced /təʊp/ (UK).
- What is the plural of taupe?
- The plural of taupe is taupes.
Words near taupe in the dictionary
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