Bronziest

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Having the most golden-brown, metallic sheen or the deepest suntan of all things compared
2. Displaying the richest copper-tinged, sun-darkened hue among several surfaces or people
3. Showing the strongest bronze tone, as when skin or a surface looks most tanned or metallic

Etymology: "Bronziest" is the superlative of "bronzy," meaning the most bronze-like or most tanned, and it is formed by adding "-y" to "bronze" and then the superlative ending "-iest." The suffix "-y" is an ordinary English adjective-forming ending, used on nouns to mean "having the qualities of" or "covered with" the noun, as in "sandy" or "leafy." Applied to "bronze," the metal alloy of copper and tin, it gives a word describing something with a metallic, brownish-gold sheen. The superlative "-iest" follows the regular pattern for adjectives ending in "-y," where the "y" changes to "i" before the ending is added. So "bronziest" is simply the form used to say that something has the most bronze quality among a set of things being compared.

Synonyms: bronzed, tanned

Antonyms: pale