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What really grabs me about living in Tucson is the color beige.
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Meaning of "beige" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BEIGE

From Old French, of obscure origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BEIGE

beige  [beɪʒ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEIGE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Beige is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BEIGE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

beige

Beige

Beige is the term used for a range of pale brownish or yellowish colors. It is variously described as a pale sandy fawn color, a grayish tan, a light-grayish yellowish brown, or a pale to grayish yellow. It takes its name from the French word for the color of natural wool. It has come to be used to describe a variety of light tints chosen for their neutral or pale warm appearance. Beige was used as a color term in the modern sense in France beginning in about 1855-60; the writer Edmond de Goncourt used it in the novel La Fille Elisa in 1877. The first recorded use of beige as a color name in English was in 1887. Beginning in the 1920s, the meaning of the term beige expanded to the point where it is now also used not only for pale yellowish-brown colors, but also for a wide range of pale brown and light brown shades as well. Some of more notable of these tints and shades are shown below. Beige is notoriously difficult to produce in traditional offset CMYK printing due to the low levels of inks used on each plate; often it will print in purple or green and vary within a print run.

Definition of beige in the English dictionary

The definition of beige in the dictionary is a very light brown, sometimes with a yellowish tinge, similar to the colour of undyed wool. Other definition of beige is a fabric made of undyed or unbleached wool.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEIGE


cortege
kɔːˈteɪʒ
greige
ɡreɪʒ
manege
mæˈneɪʒ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEIGE

behooves
behove
behoveful
behovely
behowl
Behrens
Behring
Beiderbecke
beigel
beignet
beigy
Beijing
bein
being
being as
being from outer space
beingless
beingness
beinked
beinness

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEIGE

Adige
dirige
disoblige
Hiroshige
masstige
noblesse oblige
oblige
pfennige
prestige
Sverige
tige
Trentino-Alto Adige
vestige

Synonyms and antonyms of beige in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BEIGE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «beige» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of beige
biscuit · buff · camel · cinnamon · coffee · cream · ecru · fawn · khaki · mushroom · neutral · oatmeal · sand · tan

Translation of «beige» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEIGE

Find out the translation of beige to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of beige from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «beige» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浅褐色的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

beis
570 millions of speakers

English

beige
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बेज
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

بِيجْ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бежевый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bege
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ধূসরবর্ণ পশমি বস্ত্রবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

beige
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Beige
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

beige
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ベージュの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

베이지색의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Beige
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

màu be
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பழுப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोरे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bej
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

beige
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

beżowy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бежевий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bej
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπεζ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beige
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

beige
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

beige
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of beige

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEIGE»

The term «beige» is very widely used and occupies the 6.579 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEIGE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «beige» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «beige» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about beige

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10 QUOTES WITH «BEIGE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word beige.
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Sherman Alexie
In the middle of the night, when you're ambiguously ethnic, like me, when you're brown, beige, mauve, siena, one of those lighter browns in the Crayola box. You have to be careful of the cops and robbers, because nobody's quite sure what you are, but everybody has assumptions.
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Bobbi Brown
Every season has its lipstick trend, and just because your perfect color is a pinky beige, that doesn't mean you can't wear deep burgundy.
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Max Cannon
What really grabs me about living in Tucson is the color beige.
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Miranda Hart
I spent my childhood clad in 1970s hand-me-downs, primarily from male cousins, which mainly consisted of a selection of beige, brown and orange dungarees. That, combined with a perfectly round pudding-bowl haircut, made me look, on a good day, like a cross between Ann Widdecombe, one of the Flower Pot Men, and a monk.
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Edith Head
I always wear beige, black or white. For one thing I look good in them. For another, when I'm beside a star at a fitting, and she looks into the mirror, I don't want to be competing in any way.
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Evelyn Lauder
It's important to maintain an attractive smile as you age. A lighter, less beige, more white tooth color is key, but no Chiclets.
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Greg Lynn
A very big percentage of small-scale construction is plastic. But it's some horrible beige plastic made to look like wood.
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Deborah Moggach
When I was young, I couldn't imagine women of 60 falling in love. For one thing, people used to stay married; they weren't out in the jungle, searching for romance. Besides, these women just looked so ancient - permed hair, beige cardis.
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Jean Pigozzi
It would be much easier to just make black, brown and beige clothes. But I do not see the world in black and white and beige. I find colors incredibly important.
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Jean Pigozzi
Sense of humor is important in life, not just in clothing. How boring to live a life in beige.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEIGE»

Discover the use of beige in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to beige and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Any Color But Beige: Living Life in Color
None of the self-help books prepared Cat for the often funny, occasionally puzzling, sometimes sad but always colorful dating adventures with an international cast of frogs, princes and players.
Catherine Larose, 2011
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Black, Brown, & Beige: Surrealist Writings from Africa and ...
This collection documents the extensive participation of people of African descent in the international surrealist movement over the past 75 years.
Franklin Rosemont, Robin D.G. Kelley, 2009
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Never Admit to Beige
Trigger Harvey has lost his job, his apartment, his friends, and his pants.
Jonathan Drapes, 2008
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Beige
After all, she is a girl who is quiet and polite, a girl who smiles, a girl who is, well, beige. Or is she? From the author of BOY PROOF and THE QUEEN OF COOL comes an edgy L.A. novel full of humor, heart, and music.
Cecil Castellucci, 2012
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A Practical Guide to Beauty Therapy for NVQ Level 2
Choosing foundation colours HAIR COLOURS BLONDE COLOUR ASH GOLDEN STRAWBERRY ASH BROWN 1 GOLDEN RED Pale Neutral Light warm beige Creamy beige Creamy beige Light warm beige Honey beige Natural beige ...
Janet Simms, 2003
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Keep Your Mouth Shut and Wear Beige
Kathleen Gilles Seidel. I got a thank-you note from Rose. Folded inside was a drawing by Finney. An Egyptian-like stick figure with a triangular skirt was carrying an object the size of her blob-shaped head. The object looked like a brown UFO ...
Kathleen Gilles Seidel, 2009
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Cory Arcangel: Beige
Cory Arcangel: Beige~ISBN 3-905701-15-4 U.S. $35.00 / Hardcover, 6.25 x 9 in. / 120 pgs / 120 color. ~Item / March / Art
Cory Arcangel, Raphael Gygax, 2005
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Beige Soup:
Loron-Jon Stokes. “Well, when I say; 'Burge: The Movie', everyone at the studios is hoping to offer a little creative direction. You know, a few refinements here and there?” Cristoph mimed tightening a few screws. “I think God is quite keen to do ...
Loron-Jon Stokes
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Beige Planet Mars:
Lance Parkin, Mark Clapham. ̳Mmm, yes. I know my Martian history, too,' Benny said. ̳It's filled with water from the Southern Sea now. The sunrise over the Argyre Dam is really quite beautiful to behold. The real estate prices over there are ...
Lance Parkin, Mark Clapham, 1998
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Original Corvette, 1953-62
Body Cove option Wheels Soft-top Interior Steering wheel Dash top Dash lower Onyx Black Silver Black Black or White Red Red Black Red Aztec Copper Beige Copper Beige or White Beige Beige Copper Beige Cascade Green Beige Green  ...
Tom Falconer

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEIGE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term beige is used in the context of the following news items.
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Nick Young: Blake Griffin 'too beige' to be star of Space Jam sequel …
If ever there is a sequel to Space Jam, consider current Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young in -- but he doesn't want to be the protagonist. «FOXSports.com, Jul 15»
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'It's about passion, not fashion'
Do pink and beige clash, wonder the Beige Brigade, while planning their accessories for the first day/night Test. Also: Rosco goes to Disney ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»
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Take a Drive: Pyramid Lake
Not just beige, but blue-beige, rose-beige, purple-beige and orange-beige—and lots of gray-beige. Once you pass the last suburban subdivision, it's easy to hit ... «Sacramento Magazine, Jul 15»
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Alberta Ferretti Limited Edition
Elsewhere, a burgundy dress and a beige bustier dress in duchesse satin were hand-embroidered with brass beading and singed velvet ... «Style.com, Jul 15»
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Short-term cold acclimation improves insulin sensitivity in patients …
... marker genes for beige adipose tissue, in subcutaneous WAT of human subjects with T2D (right column) and subcutaneous WAT from mice subjected to either ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Fade to beige
3:29 p.m., July 6, 2015--An international team of scientists led by Jennifer Mass, Winterthur Museum's senior scientist and an affiliated University of Delaware ... «UD Daily, Jul 15»
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Wimbledon 2015: Timea Bacsinszky fights back to beat Monica …
Ilie Nastase, the Romanian former No1, who arrived mid-set – wearing a beige suit with gold piping and laden with medals – left apparently ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Princess Charlotte's christening witnesses Camilla suffer a Monroe …
Luckily, the Duchess was able to keep her dignity intact with the help of her beige handbag and laughed the moment off as she was greeted by ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
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New Images Of Pluto Reveal Mysterious Dotted Line Running Along …
... Pluto, it has taken and beamed back the closest ever images of Pluto's distinctly beige surface. A composite of these images have revealed a ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Judy Murray commits cardinal sin of calling a racket a BAT
Wearing a beige mesh top over a white vest, the British Fed team captain will be hoping that the British number one can continue an already ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»

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