Dun

/dʌn/

Meaning & Definition

noun

A dull grayish-brown color.

The horse was a beautiful dun, with a gleaming coat that shone in the sun.

verb

To make repeated and insistent demands for payment.

The landlord began to dun the tenants for the overdue rent.

To demand payment of a debt.

He decided to dun his friend for the money he lent last month.

adjective

Of a dull grayish-brown color.

The artist used a dun palette for the background of her painting.

Having a dull or drab appearance.

The room was painted a dun color that made it feel gloomy.

Middle English, from Old English 'dunn' meaning 'brown, dark'.

dun the borrower:

To insistently ask someone who owes you money to pay up.

dun horse:

A horse with a brownish-gray coat.

A slang term used to refer to a dull or boring person.

Don't be such a dun at the party!

To describe something that is unremarkably dull.

That movie was a total dun, I fell asleep halfway through.