Maroon entered English around the 1590s, from the French adjective marron, meaning ' feral ' or 'fugitive', possibly from the American Spanish word cimarrón, meaning 'wild, unruly' or …

maroon or Maroon : a Black person of the Americas who escaped slavery and formed or joined a free and often secluded settlement or a descendant of such a person

Mar 6, 2024 · Maroon is usually considered to be a deep red color, although some define maroon as being more of a burgundy. Generally speaking, the difference between these two colors is …

Feb 28, 2025 · Maroon is a pure red that is half shaded with black. In other words, if you mixed 50/50 red and black you'd get maroon. Maroon makes a power statement. Red is perceived as …

Maroon is a deep red shade with a subtle hint of brown, embodying qualities of strength and stability. It’s positioned between red and purple on the color wheel, exuding a sense of luxury …

Add to word list (of) a dark brown-red color: a maroon tie (Definition of maroon from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Regarded as one of the more distinct colors, maroon boasts an incredibly strong personality. Gentle, ambitious, and inspiring are among its favorable traits, but maroon has flaws as well.

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Maroon sits between the primary colour red and the tertiary colour brown on the colour wheel. This means it is made by combining red and brown pigments together.

(often initial capital letter) any of a group of Black people, descended from fugitive slaves of the 17th and 18th centuries, living in the West Indies and Guiana, especially in mountainous …