Unbrowned

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Not having been exposed to heat until the surface darkens and develops a browned color
2. Remaining in its original pale or light color rather than being cooked or heated until brown
3. Lacking the darkened exterior that results from browning through cooking or exposure to heat

Etymology: "Unbrowned" is simply the English prefix "un-", meaning "not", attached to "browned," the past participle of "brown," used as an adjective. So the word means "not browned," as in food that has not yet taken on the golden or darkened colour of cooking. The prefix "un-" is native to English, descending from Old English "un-" and related to German "un-" and Dutch "on-," and it has been used productively for centuries to negate adjectives and participles. "Brown" itself comes from Old English "brūn," and the participle "browned" built on it through the regular verb "to brown," meaning to make or become brown. Because "unbrowned" is a transparent combination of two familiar parts, its meaning follows directly from them, with no shift in sense from its components.

Synonyms: pale, light, untoasted

Antonyms: browned, dark, toasted