Maroon
adjective
A dark reddish-brown color.
She wore a maroon dress for the party.
noun
A dark reddish-brown color.
Maroon is my favorite color.
Often appears as...
- maroon shade
- maroon color
verb
To leave someone in an isolated place, especially as a punishment or without a way to leave.
After a mutiny, the pirates marooned their captain on an island.
Often appears as...
- marooned on an island
- marooned in the wilderness
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
adjective
A dark reddish-brown color.
She wore a maroon dress for the party.
noun
A dark reddish-brown color.
Maroon is my favorite color.
Often appears as...
- maroon shade
- maroon color
verb
To leave someone in an isolated place, especially as a punishment or without a way to leave.
After a mutiny, the pirates marooned their captain on an island.
Often appears as...
- marooned on an island
- marooned in the wilderness
Usage tips
Disapproving
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/2Fashion Use
Often used to describe clothing and fabric colors in fashion contexts.
He paired his suit with a maroon tie.
Pro Tip 2/2Design and Art
Used in design and art to describe a rich, warm color that adds depth.
The artist used maroon to highlight the sunset in her painting.
Pro Tip 1/2Fashion Use
Often used to describe clothing and fabric colors in fashion contexts.
He paired his suit with a maroon tie.
Pro Tip 2/2Design and Art
Used in design and art to describe a rich, warm color that adds depth.
The artist used maroon to highlight the sunset in her painting.
Pro Tip 1/2Fashion Use
Often used to describe clothing and fabric colors in fashion contexts.
He paired his suit with a maroon tie.
Pro Tip 2/2Design and Art
Used in design and art to describe a rich, warm color that adds depth.
The artist used maroon to highlight the sunset in her painting.
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Terry Hunt and Carl...
that people could no longer carve new canoes for deep-sea fishing as well without seaworthy vessels the excess population could not be sent off in search of new land as they had in the past in essence according to this version of history the Rapa Nui were marooned on an island they had
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Leslie T. Chang: The...
and a few nights later, her sister was showing off a maroon LeSportsac shoulder bag. Slowly it was dawning on me that these handbags were made by their factory, and every single one of them was authentic. Min's sister said to her parents,
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How centuries of sci-fi...
Domingo Gonsales, who ended up marooned on the island of St. Helena in the middle of the Atlantic, and there, in an effort to get home, developed a machine, an invention, to harness the power of the local wild geese to allow him to fly --
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Why should you read...
Betrayed by his brother Antonio, Prospero has been marooned on the island for twelve years with his daughter Miranda and his beloved books. In this time he’s learned the magic of the island and uses it to harness its elementary spirits.
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forced the game animals to seek higher ground with the result that some prides of lions find themselves marooned with a limited supply of food it's at this point that they are forced to go in search of human prey from what people
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Five Pirate Myths That...
with maroon crew members on deserted Islands once in a while a pirate aboard a pirate ship would prove himself so unpopular with the crew that they literally couldn't stand the sight of him anymore
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Can you solve the buried...
who marooned them after they tried to mutiny. Each was bound up in a different spot on a small island, until the storm washed them out to sea. In gratitude for saving them, they reveal a
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Through the Lens PIPE...
from the bottom of the inferno Carsten struggles to show maroons awesome force he suddenly realizes how to create that image but needs help he turns to his
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Safari Live - Day 325 PIPE...
getting directions here from maroon yes being a fish eagle would be great or any type of bird especially I would think
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maroon crater one of Earth's rarest phenomenons it is a lake of molten lava Carsten has come to capture this
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Terry Hunt and Carl...
that people could no longer carve new canoes for deep-sea fishing as well without seaworthy vessels the excess population could not be sent off in search of new land as they had in the past in essence according to this version of history the Rapa Nui were marooned on an island they had
Video examples
Leslie T. Chang: The...
and a few nights later, her sister was showing off a maroon LeSportsac shoulder bag. Slowly it was dawning on me that these handbags were made by their factory, and every single one of them was authentic. Min's sister said to her parents,
Video examples
How centuries of sci-fi...
Domingo Gonsales, who ended up marooned on the island of St. Helena in the middle of the Atlantic, and there, in an effort to get home, developed a machine, an invention, to harness the power of the local wild geese to allow him to fly --
Video examples
Why should you read...
Betrayed by his brother Antonio, Prospero has been marooned on the island for twelve years with his daughter Miranda and his beloved books. In this time he’s learned the magic of the island and uses it to harness its elementary spirits.
Video examples
Man-Eating Prides PIPE...
forced the game animals to seek higher ground with the result that some prides of lions find themselves marooned with a limited supply of food it's at this point that they are forced to go in search of human prey from what people
Video examples
Five Pirate Myths That...
with maroon crew members on deserted Islands once in a while a pirate aboard a pirate ship would prove himself so unpopular with the crew that they literally couldn't stand the sight of him anymore
Video examples
Can you solve the buried...
who marooned them after they tried to mutiny. Each was bound up in a different spot on a small island, until the storm washed them out to sea. In gratitude for saving them, they reveal a
Video examples
Through the Lens PIPE...
from the bottom of the inferno Carsten struggles to show maroons awesome force he suddenly realizes how to create that image but needs help he turns to his
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Safari Live - Day 325 PIPE...
getting directions here from maroon yes being a fish eagle would be great or any type of bird especially I would think
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Through the Lens PIPE...
maroon crater one of Earth's rarest phenomenons it is a lake of molten lava Carsten has come to capture this
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Elvis Mitchell
American Critic
Mr. Miyazaki's specialty is taking a primal wish of kids, transporting them to a fantasyland, and then marooning them there. No one else conjures the phantasmagoric and shifting morality of dreams - that fascinating and frightening aspect of having something that seems to represent good become evil - in the way this master Japanese animator does.
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Ayelet Waldman
Israeli Novelist
Gym class was, of course, where the strongest, best-looking kids were made captains and chose us spazzes last. More important, it was where the figures of supposed authority allowed them to do so. Forget the work our parents did molding our minds and values. Everything fell apart as soon as we put on those maroon polyester gym suits.
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Rachel Simmons
American Author
Somebody once told me I treated my smart phone like Wilson, the volleyball Tom Hanks turns into a friend when he's stranded on a desert island in that movie 'Castaway.' It's an apt comparison: parenting a toddler occasionally feels like being marooned, and your phone is your only connection to the rest of the world.
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Ben Fogle
English Writer
I'd love to go to a remote part of the world or maroon myself on a tropical island, and shoot the whole thing myself. I've always adventured with other people and I'd like to spend some time completely on my own.
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Finn Balor
Irish Wrestler
I spent a lot of time in Japan. To me, I felt like my career was kind of marooned out there. I didn't realize the extent of the reach that New Japan had in America and around the world.
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Dana Bash
American Journalist
I once wore a maroon leather dress with sleeves, which looked fabulous in real life but didn't look great on TV. It was shiny, and it looked like something Pinky Tuscadero would wear.
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Wilfred Owen
English Soldier
We were marooned in a frozen desert. There was not a sign of life on the horizon and a thousand signs of death... The marvel is we did not all die of cold.
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Jim Carroll
American Author
I should have stayed an athlete, body well-tuned, cruising around with my accountant in a Porsche, maroon and chrome.
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Sushma Swaraj
Indian Politician
Maroon is my favourite colour.
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Blake Shelton
American Musician
Maroon 5 are worldwide stars.
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Elvis Mitchell
American Critic
Mr. Miyazaki's specialty is taking a primal wish of kids, transporting them to a fantasyland, and then marooning them there. No one else conjures the phantasmagoric and shifting morality of dreams - that fascinating and frightening aspect of having something that seems to represent good become evil - in the way this master Japanese animator does.
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Ayelet Waldman
Israeli Novelist
Gym class was, of course, where the strongest, best-looking kids were made captains and chose us spazzes last. More important, it was where the figures of supposed authority allowed them to do so. Forget the work our parents did molding our minds and values. Everything fell apart as soon as we put on those maroon polyester gym suits.
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Rachel Simmons
American Author
Somebody once told me I treated my smart phone like Wilson, the volleyball Tom Hanks turns into a friend when he's stranded on a desert island in that movie 'Castaway.' It's an apt comparison: parenting a toddler occasionally feels like being marooned, and your phone is your only connection to the rest of the world.
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Ben Fogle
English Writer
I'd love to go to a remote part of the world or maroon myself on a tropical island, and shoot the whole thing myself. I've always adventured with other people and I'd like to spend some time completely on my own.
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Finn Balor
Irish Wrestler
I spent a lot of time in Japan. To me, I felt like my career was kind of marooned out there. I didn't realize the extent of the reach that New Japan had in America and around the world.
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Dana Bash
American Journalist
I once wore a maroon leather dress with sleeves, which looked fabulous in real life but didn't look great on TV. It was shiny, and it looked like something Pinky Tuscadero would wear.
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Wilfred Owen
English Soldier
We were marooned in a frozen desert. There was not a sign of life on the horizon and a thousand signs of death... The marvel is we did not all die of cold.
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Jim Carroll
American Author
I should have stayed an athlete, body well-tuned, cruising around with my accountant in a Porsche, maroon and chrome.
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Sushma Swaraj
Indian Politician
Maroon is my favourite colour.
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Blake Shelton
American Musician
Maroon 5 are worldwide stars.
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