Coloring

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The art, manner, or process of applying color.
  • n. A substance used to color something.
  • n. Appearance with regard to color.
  • n. Characteristic aspect, tone, or style.
  • n. False or misleading appearance.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Present participle of color.
  • n. An act or process which applies color.
  • n. The appearance as to color.
  • n. A disguise or discoloration.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The act of applying color to; also, that which produces color.
  • n. Change of appearance as by addition of color; appearance; show; disguise; misrepresentation.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. The act or art of applying or combining colors, as in painting.
  • n. A combination of color; tints or hues collectively; effect of a combination of tints, as in a picture or natural landscape.
  • n. A particular use of color, or style of combining colors, as in the work of an artist.
  • n. A peculiar character or indefinable tone analogous to the effect of a general hue or tint, or of the combination of colors in a painting: said especially of tendency or style in writing or speaking.
  • n. A specious appearance; pretense; show: as, the story has a coloring of truth.
  • n. In music, same as colorature.
  • n. The commercial name for a preparation of caramel used to color soups and gravies. See caramel, 1.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
  • n. the act or process of changing the color of something
  • n. a digestible substance used to give color to food
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    appearance    show    disguise    misrepresentation    tingent    tinctorial    dyeing    painting    staining   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    colouring    tint    complexion    colors    texture    sheen    coloration    brightness    scenery    dye