castaneous

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adjective

Having the colour of a chestnut; chestnut-coloured.

OriginLatin castanea →
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Meanings

adjectivecastaneous (comparative more castaneous, superlative most castaneous)

comparative more castaneous · superlative most castaneous

  1. Having the colour of a chestnut; chestnut-coloured.

    Elytra piceous, gradually shaded into a castaneous margin, irregularly and minutely punctured, covered with ochraceous pubescence.

    1827, John Curtis, British Entomology

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
chestnut

Origin

  1. Latincastanea“a chestnut, a chestnut tree”
  2. Englishcastaneous

From the Latin castanea (“a chestnut, a chestnut tree”) + -ous (“full, full of”).

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APA

castaneous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castaneous

MLA

“castaneous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castaneous. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “castaneous,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/castaneous.

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