beige

[beyzh]

noun

1. very light brown, as of undyed wool; light gray with a brownish tinge.

adjective

1. of the color beige.

beige

/ beɪʒ /

noun

1. 1. a very light brown, sometimes with a yellowish tinge, similar to the colour of undyed wool

   2. ( as adjective )

      beige gloves

2. a fabric made of undyed or unbleached wool

Word History and Origins

Origin of beige¹

1855–60; < French; Old French bege, of uncertain origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of beige¹

C19: from Old French, of obscure origin

Example Sentences

Ron lives and works in Ohio, a place enveloped in a galaxy of beiges and inoffensive cool tones.

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The Federal Reserve releases the beige book for the seventh of eight times this year.

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Now, I get it: the rice casseroles you grew up around — those beige pans of instant rice, canned vegetables, and a slurry of “cream of ___” soup — don’t exactly call you back to the kitchen.

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What Torres dubs as “relaxed” green, “commercial-portrayals-of-joy” yellow, “lusty and ragey” red, “teenage” orange, “soft” beige and “mysterious” purple are all accompanied by playful examples of behaviors, objects and societal conditioning that represent each color.

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While the expected range went from black to charcoal and silver gray and on to his beloved beige, his colors were artfully off the mark.

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Related Words

• camel 
• cream 
• khaki 
• off-white 
• tan 
• taupe