mahogany

Rich brown wood

Mahogany is a tropical hardwood prized for its rich reddish-brown color, durability, and fine grain.

It has long been the wood of choice for quality furniture, boat building, and musical instruments.

The color mahogany—a deep brownish red—derives from the wood: mahogany hair, mahogany skin.

wood

hardwood

Dense deciduous timber

  • lumberSawn wood for building
  • timberWood for construction
  • grainCereal plant's harvest unit

heartwood · sapwood · plank · board · veneer · plywood · seasoning · sawmill · millwork · carpentry

furniture

cabinet

Enclosed storage furniture

  • tableHorizontal furniture surface
  • chairSingle-person sitting furniture
  • deskFurniture for writing

sideboard · wardrobe · bookcase · armoire · dresser · credenza · buffet · nightstand · bedframe · console

craftsmanship

cabinetmaker

Skilled furniture builder

inlay · marquetry · dovetail · chisel · lathe · plane · router · sanding · veneer · artisan

color

reddish-brown

Warm earth tone

  • warmModerately heated, or friendly
  • umberNatural earth pigment
  • siennaEarthy artist's pigment

chestnut · walnut · auburn · copper · cinnamon · chocolate · rust · sepia · tawny · henna

luxury

opulence

Showy, abundant prosperity

grandeur · sophistication · exclusivity · ornate · lavish · sumptuous · stately · aristocratic · manor · yacht

tropical

rainforest

Wet tropical woodland ecosystem

Amazon · canopy · plantation · endangered · CITES · conservation · genuine · African · Cuban · Santos

Categories
Opposites
wood quality/prestige

mahoganyparticleboard

Bonded wood fragment sheets

pine · plywood · chipboard · balsa · MDF

color tone

mahoganyblonde

Fair-haired person

whitewashed · ash · bleached · birch · ivory

material type

mahoganyplastic

Capable of being molded

laminate · vinyl · synthetic · melamine · acrylic

Phrases
Family

mahoganies

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G