colour
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1. the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation (noun.attribute)
2. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading (noun.attribute)
| hyponym | : | color of law, colour of law, |
| definition | : | a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | simulacrum, |
| definition | : | an insubstantial or vague semblance (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | face value, |
| definition | : | the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | camouflage, disguise, |
| definition | : | an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something (noun.attribute) |
| hyponym | : | verisimilitude, |
| definition | : | the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true (noun.attribute) |
3. 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 | : | 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) |
| attribute | : | colored, colorful, coloured, |
| definition | : | having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination (adj.all) |
4. the timbre of a musical sound (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | quality, timber, timbre, tone, |
| definition | : | (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound) (noun.attribute) |
5. interest and variety and intensity (noun.attribute)
| hypernym | : | interest, interestingness, |
| definition | : | the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.) (noun.attribute) |
6. (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | form, kind, sort, variety, |
| definition | : | a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality (noun.cognition) |
7. a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks) (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | race, |
| definition | : | people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock (noun.group) |
8. any material used for its color (noun.substance)
| hypernym | : | material, stuff, |
| definition | : | the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | paint, pigment, |
| definition | : | a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | indicator, |
| definition | : | (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | mordant, |
| definition | : | a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | dye, dyestuff, |
| definition | : | a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | tincture, |
| definition | : | a substances that colors metals (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | hematochrome, |
| definition | : | a reddish coloring material found in some algae (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | pigment, |
| definition | : | dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | pigment, |
| definition | : | any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color (noun.substance) |
| hyponym | : | stain, |
| definition | : | (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible (noun.substance) |
9. change color, often in an undesired manner (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | change, |
| definition | : | undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | bronze, tan, |
| definition | : | get a tan, from wind or sun (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | burn, sunburn, |
| definition | : | get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun (verb.body) |
| hyponym | : | white, whiten, |
| definition | : | turn white (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | turn, |
| definition | : | change color (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | silver, |
| definition | : | turn silver (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | dye, |
| definition | : | color with dye (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | redden, |
| definition | : | turn red or redder (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | purple, |
| definition | : | become purple (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | gray, grey, |
| definition | : | turn grey (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | yellow, |
| definition | : | turn yellow (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | tone, |
| definition | : | change the color or tone of (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | green, |
| definition | : | turn or become green (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | blue, |
| definition | : | turn blue (verb.change) |
10. add color to (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | blackwash, |
| definition | : | color with blackwash (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | motley, parti-color, |
| definition | : | make motley; color with different colors (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | azure, |
| definition | : | color azure (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | aurify, |
| definition | : | turn golden (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | verdigris, |
| definition | : | color verdigris (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | pinkify, |
| definition | : | make pink (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | incarnadine, |
| definition | : | make flesh-colored (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | brown, embrown, |
| definition | : | make brown in color (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | pigment, |
| definition | : | color or dye with a pigment (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | hue, imbue, |
| definition | : | suffuse with color (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | retouch, |
| definition | : | give retouches to (hair) (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | silver, |
| definition | : | make silver in color (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | gray, grey, |
| definition | : | make grey (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | tone, |
| definition | : | change to a color image (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | redden, |
| definition | : | make red (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | blotch, mottle, streak, |
| definition | : | mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained (verb.creation) |
11. affect as in thought or feeling (verb.communication)
12. give a deceptive explanation or excuse for (verb.communication)
13. decorate with colors (verb.creation)
| hyponym | : | miniate, |
| definition | : | paint with red lead or vermilion (verb.creation) |
14. modify or bias (verb.social)
15. having or capable of producing colors (adj.all)
16. the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | colorist, |
| definition | : | a painter able to achieve special effects with color (noun.person) |
17. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | color, colour, gloss, |
| definition | : | give a deceptive explanation or excuse for (verb.communication) |
18. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | colorist, |
| definition | : | a painter able to achieve special effects with color (noun.person) |
19. interest and variety and intensity (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | vivid, |
| definition | : | having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience (adj.all) |
20. any material used for its color (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | colorist, |
| definition | : | a painter able to achieve special effects with color (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | color, colour, |
| definition | : | modify or bias (verb.social) |
21. change color, often in an undesired manner (verb.change)
| derivation | : | discoloration, discolouration, |
| definition | : | the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | coloring, colouring, |
| definition | : | the act or process of changing the color of something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | color, coloring, colour, colouring, |
| definition | : | a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (noun.attribute) |
22. add color to (verb.change)
| antonym | : | discolor, |
| definition | : | lose color or turn colorless (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | color, coloring, colour, colouring, |
| definition | : | a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (noun.attribute) |
23. give a deceptive explanation or excuse for (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | color, colour, gloss, semblance, |
| definition | : | an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading (noun.attribute) |
24. decorate with colors (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | color, coloring, colour, colouring, |
| definition | : | a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | colorist, |
| definition | : | a painter able to achieve special effects with color (noun.person) |
25. having or capable of producing colors (adj.all)
26. the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | colorist, |
| definition | : | a painter able to achieve special effects with color (noun.person) |
27. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | color, colour, gloss, |
| definition | : | give a deceptive explanation or excuse for (verb.communication) |
28. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | colorist, |
| definition | : | a painter able to achieve special effects with color (noun.person) |
29. interest and variety and intensity (noun.attribute)
| derivation | : | vivid, |
| definition | : | having the clarity and freshness of immediate experience (adj.all) |
30. any material used for its color (noun.substance)
| derivation | : | colorist, |
| definition | : | a painter able to achieve special effects with color (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | color, colour, |
| definition | : | modify or bias (verb.social) |
31. change color, often in an undesired manner (verb.change)
| derivation | : | discoloration, discolouration, |
| definition | : | the act of changing the natural color of something by making it duller or dingier or unnatural or faded (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | coloring, colouring, |
| definition | : | the act or process of changing the color of something (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | color, coloring, colour, colouring, |
| definition | : | a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (noun.attribute) |
32. add color to (verb.change)
| antonym | : | discolor, |
| definition | : | lose color or turn colorless (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | color, coloring, colour, colouring, |
| definition | : | a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (noun.attribute) |
33. give a deceptive explanation or excuse for (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | color, colour, gloss, semblance, |
| definition | : | an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading (noun.attribute) |
34. decorate with colors (verb.creation)
| derivation | : | color, coloring, colour, colouring, |
| definition | : | a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | colorist, |
| definition | : | a painter able to achieve special effects with color (noun.person) |
35. having or capable of producing colors (adj.all)
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