adj, name, noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A site, to be used for housing or commerce, that has been previously used for industry and may be contaminated or need extensive clearing. attributive, often

   "My budget will improve our environment by accelerating the cleanup of toxic brownfields."

Adjective

1. 1
   Being a development that has to integrate with legacy systems. not-comparable

   "a brownfield project"

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.
2. 2
   A hamlet in the County of Paintearth, No. 18, Alberta, Canada.
3. 3
   A town in Oxford County, Maine, United States.
4. 4
   An unincorporated community in Laclede County, Missouri, United States.
5. 5
   A city, the county seat of Terry County, Texas, United States.

Example

More examples

"The building will be constructed on a former brownfield."

Etymology

From brown + field.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.