Another word for color
color
n.
The quality of reflected light
hue, tone, shade, tinge, tint, pigment, chroma, tinct, luminosity, chromaticity, undertone, value, iridescence, intensity, polychromasia, colorimetric quality, coloration, discoloration, pigmentation, coloring, complexion, cast, glow, blush, wash, tincture; see also tint. see also black 1, blue 1, brown, gold 1, gray 1, green 1, orange, pink, purple, red, tan, yellow 1.
Antonyms blackness, blankness, pallor.
Colors include --- colors in the solar spectrum: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet; physiological or additive primary colors: red, green, blue; psychological primary colors: red, yellow, green, blue, black, white; primary colors in painting: red, blue, yellow; achromatic colors: black, white, gray; secondary colors: green, orange, violet;
Vividness
brilliance, intensity, piquancy, zest, freshness, liveliness, vitality, force, interest, local color, colorfulness, brightness, richness, glow.
Semblance or pretense
appearance, pretext, guise; see appearance 1, 2, disguise, pretense 1.
color is the general term for the property of reflecting light of a particular wavelength, allowing the eye to distinguish red, orange, yellow, blue, etc.; shade refers to any of the gradations of a color with reference to its degree of darkness a light shade of green; hue, often equivalent to color, may more specifically indicate a modification of a basic color a reddish hue; in technical use, hue refers to the distinctive property of a color that enables it to be assigned a position in the spectrum; tint refers to a gradation of a color with reference to its degree of whiteness and suggests a paleness or delicacy of color pastel tints; tinge suggests the presence of a small amount of color, usually diffused throughout white with a tinge of blue
call to the colorschange colorlose colorunder color ofunder the pretext of, pretending to be, disguised as; see imitating, pretending.
color
v.
To impart color to
tint, dye, paint, stain, tinge, gloss, infuse, chalk, daub, gild, fresco, japan, enamel, lacquer, suffuse, stipple, variegate, pigment, distemper, glaze, tone, shade, wash, crayon, chrome, enliven, embellish, give color to, adorn, imbue, emblazon, illuminate, rouge; see also decorate, paint 1, 2.
To take on color
blush, flush, redden, become rosy, turn red, bloom, glow, flame; see also blush.
To misrepresent
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Another word for color
The property by which the sense of vision can distinguish between objects, as a red apple and a green apple, that are very similar or identical in form and size:
hue, shade, tint, tone. See colorsSomething that imparts color:
colorant, coloring, dye, dyestuff, pigment, stain, tincture. See colorsSkin tone, especially of the face:
coloring, complexion. See colorsA fresh rosy complexion:
bloom1, blush, flush, glow. See betterFabric used especially as a symbol.
Used in plural: banderole, banner, banneret, ensign, flag1, jack, oriflamme, pennant, pennon, standard, streamer. See substituteA deceptive outward appearance:
cloak, coloring, cover, disguise, disguisement, façade, face, false colors, front, gloss, guise, mask, masquerade, pretense, pretext, semblance, show, veil, veneer, window-dressing. (Slang) put-on. See showAppearance of truth or authenticity:
believability, credibility, credibleness, creditability, creditableness, plausibility, plausibleness, verisimilitude. See likely
To impart color to:
dye, stain, tincture, tint. See colorsTo immerse in a coloring solution:
dip, dye. See colors, enterTo become red in the face:
blush, crimson, flush, glow, mantle, redden. See expressTo give an inaccurate view of by representing falsely or misleadingly:
belie, distort, falsify, load, misrepresent, misstate, pervert, twist, warp, wrench, wrest. Idiom: give a false coloring to. See trueTo give a deceptively attractive appearance to:
gild, gloss (over), gloze (over), sugarcoat, varnish, veneer, whitewash. Idioms: paper over, put a good face on. See true
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