colouring

English Thesaurus

1. the act or process of changing the color of something (noun.act)

hypernym	:	change of color,
definition	:	an act that changes the light that something reflects (noun.act)

hyponym	:	tinting,
definition	:	the act of adding a tinge of color (noun.act)

hyponym	:	hair coloring,
definition	:	the act of dyeing or tinting one's hair (noun.act)

hyponym	:	dyeing,
definition	:	the use of dye to change the color of something permanently (noun.act)

2. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	visual property,
definition	:	an attribute of vision (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	primary color, primary colour,
definition	:	any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	heather, heather mixture,
definition	:	interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	mottle,
definition	:	an irregular arrangement of patches of color (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	shade, tincture, tint, tone,
definition	:	a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour,
definition	:	a color that has hue (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	achromatic color, achromatic colour,
definition	:	a color lacking hue; white or grey or black (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	coloration, colouration,
definition	:	appearance with regard to color (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	complexion, skin color, skin colour,
definition	:	the coloring of a person's face (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	dithered color, dithered colour, nonsolid color, nonsolid colour,
definition	:	a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color (noun.attribute)

attribute	:	colored, colorful, coloured,
definition	:	having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination (adj.all)

attribute	:	uncolored, uncoloured,
definition	:	without color (adj.all)

3. a digestible substance used to give color to food (noun.food)

hypernym	:	food product, foodstuff,
definition	:	a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food (noun.food)

4. the act or process of changing the color of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	color, colour, discolor, discolour,
definition	:	change color, often in an undesired manner (verb.change)

5. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	achromaticity, achromatism, colorlessness, colourlessness,
definition	:	the visual property of being without chromatic color (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	colorist,
definition	:	a painter able to achieve special effects with color (noun.person)

derivation	:	color, colour, discolor, discolour,
definition	:	change color, often in an undesired manner (verb.change)

derivation	:	color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize,
definition	:	add color to (verb.change)

derivation	:	color, colour, emblazon,
definition	:	decorate with colors (verb.creation)

6. a digestible substance used to give color to food (noun.food)

derivation	:	color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize,
definition	:	add color to (verb.change)

7. the act or process of changing the color of something (noun.act)

derivation	:	color, colour, discolor, discolour,
definition	:	change color, often in an undesired manner (verb.change)

8. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (noun.attribute)

antonym	:	achromaticity, achromatism, colorlessness, colourlessness,
definition	:	the visual property of being without chromatic color (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	colorist,
definition	:	a painter able to achieve special effects with color (noun.person)

derivation	:	color, colour, discolor, discolour,
definition	:	change color, often in an undesired manner (verb.change)

derivation	:	color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize,
definition	:	add color to (verb.change)

derivation	:	color, colour, emblazon,
definition	:	decorate with colors (verb.creation)

9. a digestible substance used to give color to food (noun.food)

derivation	:	color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize,
definition	:	add color to (verb.change)