coppery

/'kɔpəri/

Thân thiện

The autumn leaves turned a coppery hue in the afternoon light.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having the color of copper: Resembling the reddish-brown metallic hue of the element copper.
   • Containing or resembling copper: Having the appearance or qualities of copper.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The sunset cast a coppery glow across the sky.
  • Her hair had beautiful coppery highlights in the sunlight.
  • The old statue had developed a coppery patina over the centuries.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Color Term: Often used in literary or descriptive contexts to evoke a specific shade of reddish-brown, especially when describing hair, light, or metallic surfaces.
  • The autumn leaves turned a brilliant coppery orange.

Variants and Related Words

• Copper (noun): The reddish-brown metallic element itself.
  • The wire is made of pure copper.
• Copperish (adjective): A less common variant meaning somewhat like copper.
• Copper-colored (adjective): A compound adjective with a similar meaning to "coppery."

Synonyms

• Auburn: A reddish-brown color, often used for hair.
• Rust-colored: Having a reddish-brown color like iron rust.
• Bronze: A metallic brownish color, similar to but often darker than coppery.

Idioms and Phrases

(Note: "Coppery" itself is not commonly used in idioms. The related noun "copper" is used in some phrases.) - Not a copper: An idiom meaning having no money at all (from "copper" as a low-value coin). - After paying the bills, I haven't got a copper left.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of something having the color of copper

Từ đồng nghĩa

• copper colored