dun
1[ duhn ]
/ dʌn /
verb (used with object), dunned, dun·ning.
to make repeated and insistent demands upon, especially for the payment of a debt.
noun
a person, especially a creditor, who duns another.
a demand for payment, especially a written one.
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Nearby words
- dumpy,
- dumpy level,
- dumuzi,
- dumyat,
- dumézil,
- dun fly,
- dun laoghaire,
- duna,
- dunaj,
- dunant
Origin of dun
1First recorded in 1620–30; origin obscure
Definition for dun (2 of 2)
dun
2[ duhn ]
/ dʌn /
adjective
dull, grayish brown.
dark; gloomy.
noun
Origin of dun
2before 1000; Middle English dun(ne), Old English dunn; cognate with Old Saxon dun
Related formsdun·ness, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for dun (1 of 2)
dun
1/ (dʌn) /
verb duns, dunning or dunned
(tr) to press or importune (a debtor) for the payment of a debt
noun
a person, esp a hired agent, who importunes another for the payment of a debt
a demand for payment, esp one in writing
Word Origin for dun
C17: of unknown origin
British Dictionary definitions for dun (2 of 2)
dun
2/ (dʌn) /
noun
a brownish-grey colour
a horse of this colour
angling
- an immature adult mayfly (the subimago), esp one of the genus Ephemera
- an artificial fly imitating this or a similar fly
adjective dunner or dunnest
of a dun colour
dark and gloomy
Word Origin for dun
Old English dunn; related to Old Norse dunna wild duck, Middle Irish doun dark; see dusk
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