Definition
Having the color, appearance, or qualities of copper; reddish-brown or metallic in color.
Etymology
From copper (the metal, from Latin cuprum via Old English) plus the suffix -y meaning 'having the quality of.' The suffix -y has been used since Old English to turn nouns into adjectives describing their characteristics.
Kelly Says
Coppery appears in poetry and literature to describe everything from autumn leaves to skin tones, creating vivid imagery because copper's distinctive reddish-brown color is instantly recognizable and rich with historical associations to ancient civilizations and industry.
Translations
ARالعربية
نحاسي
nah-ha-see
CSČeština
měďový
med-vo-vee
DADansk
koppelig
kop-peh-lig
DEDeutsch
kupferfarben
koo-per-fah-ren
ELΕλληνικά
χαλκός
hal-kos
ESEspañol
cobrizo
koh-bree-tho
FISuomi
kupari
koo-pa-ree
FRFrançais
cuivré
kwee-vray
IDBahasa Indonesia
perak
peh-rahk
KO한국어
mied색
mie-deuk-saek
MSBahasa Melayu
tembaga
tem-ba-ga
NLNederlands
koperkleurig
koh-per-klay-rig
NONorsk
koppelig
kop-peh-lig
PLPolski
miedziany
mjed-zhya-nee
PTPortuguês
cobreiro
koh-bray-roo
RORomână
cuivios
kwee-vee-ohs
RUРусский
медного цвета
mednogo tsveta
SVSvenska
koppare
koh-pa-reh
SWKiswahili
machungwa
ma-choo-ng-wa
TAதமிழ்
வெண்கலம்
ven-ka-lam
THไทย
สีทองแดง
see thong daeng
TRTürkçe
bakır rengi
bak-ir ren-jee
UKУкраїнська
мідний
mid-nyy
VITiếng Việt
màu đồng
mau dong