Definition

1. Noun:
   • A bright reddish-brown color: "brick red" refers to a specific hue that resembles the typical color of fired clay bricks. It is a warm, strong color that combines red with brown undertones.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The artist mixed paints to achieve the perfect brick red for the farmhouse in her painting.
  • The autumn leaves turned a deep brick red before falling.

Advanced Usage

• Used attributively (as a compound adjective): When used before a noun to describe it, "brick-red" is often hyphenated.
  • She painted the door a brick-red color.
  • The brick-red soil was characteristic of the region.

Variants and Related Words

• Brick-red (adj): The hyphenated form used as an adjective.
  • He wore a brick-red tie.

Synonyms

• Reddish-brown: A more general term for colors blending red and brown.
• Terra cotta: A similar earthy, reddish-brown color, often associated with pottery.
• Rust: A reddish-brown color resembling oxidized iron.

Noun

1. a bright reddish-brown color