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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Being or having or characterized by hue
Classified under:
Similar:
amber; brownish-yellow; yellow-brown (of a medium to dark brownish yellow color)
amber-green (of green tinged with amber)
amethyst (of a moderate purple color)
auburn ((of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown)
aureate; gilded; gilt; gold; golden (having the deep slightly brownish color of gold)
avocado (of the dull yellowish green of the meat of an avocado)
azure; bright blue; cerulean; sky-blue (of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky)
beige (of a light greyish-brown color)
blackish-brown (of brown tinged with black)
blackish-red (of red tinged with black)
blae (of bluish-black or grey-blue)
blue; blueish; bluish (of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky)
blue-green; bluish green; cyan; teal (of a bluish shade of green)
blue-lilac; bluish-lilac (of lavender tinged with blue)
blue-purple; bluish-purple (of purple tinged with blue)
blue-violet; bluish-violet (of violet tinted with blue)
blushful; rosy (of blush color)
bottle-green (of a dark to moderate greyish green color)
bright-red; raspberry-red (of the red of fresh raspberries)
bronze; bronzy (of the color of bronze)
bronze-red (of red tinged with bronze)
brown; brownish; chocolate-brown; dark-brown (of a color similar to that of wood or earth)
brown-green; brownish-green (of green tinged with brown)
brown-purple; brownish-purple (of dark purple tinted with brown)
buff (of the yellowish-beige color of buff leather)
buff-brown (of brown tinged with buff)
canary; canary-yellow (having the color of a canary; of a light to moderate yellow)
caramel; caramel brown (having the color of caramel; of a moderate yellow-brown)
carnation (pink or pinkish)
chartreuse (of something having the yellowish green color of Chartreuse liqueur)
chestnut ((of hair or feathers) of a golden brown to reddish brown color)
chestnut-brown ((of hair or feathers) of brown tinged with chestnut)
copper colored; coppery (of something having the color of copper)
coral (of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color)
coral-red (of red tinged with coral)
creamy (of the color of cream)
creamy-yellow (yellow with a creamy tinge)
cress green; cresson; watercress (of a moderate yellow-green color that is greener and deeper than moss green and yellower and darker than pea green)
crimson-magenta (magenta tinged with crimson)
crimson-purple (purple tinged with crimson)
crimson-yellow (yellow tinged with crimson)
dark-blue (of a dark shade of blue)
deep-pink (of a deep shade of pink)
deep-yellow (of something having the color of a pumpkin)
dull-purple (of a dull shade of purple)
dun (of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color)
earthlike (earth colored; of something having a color of soil or earth)
fuscous; taupe (of something having a dusky brownish grey color)
golden-yellow (of yellow tinged with gold)
golden-brown (of brown tinged with gold)
golden-green (of green tinged with gold)
gray-blue; grayish-blue; grey-blue; greyish-blue (of blue tinged with grey)
gray-brown; grayish-brown; grey-brown; greyish-brown (of brown tinged with grey)
gray-green; grayish-green; grey-green; greyish-green (of green tinged with grey)
gray-pink; grayish-pink; grey-pink; greyish-pink (of pink tinged with grey)
dark-green; green; greenish; light-green (of the color between blue and yellow in the color spectrum; similar to the color of fresh grass)
greenish-brown (of brown tinged with green)
hazel (of a light brown or yellowish brown color)
hazel-brown (of brown tinged with hazel)
honey (of something having the color of honey)
jade; jade-green (of something having the color of jade; especially varying from bluish green to yellowish green)
khaki (of a yellowish brown color)
lavender; lilac; lilac-colored (of a pale purple color)
lavender-tinged (of something tinged with lavender)
light-blue; pale blue (of a light shade of blue)
lilac-blue; violet-blue (of blue tinged with lavender)
lavender-pink; lilac-pink; violet-pink (of pink tinged with lavender)
lilac-purple (of purple tinged with lilac)
magenta (of deep purplish red)
magenta pink (of pink tinged with magenta)
brownish-red; maroon (of dark brownish to purplish red)
maroon-purple (of purple tinged with maroon)
mauve (of a pale to moderate greyish violet color)
mauve-blue (of blue tinged with mauve)
mauve-pink (of pink tinged with mauve)
moss green; mosstone (of a moderate somewhat dull yellow-green color)
mouse-colored; mouselike; mousey; mousy (of something having a drab pale brown color resembling a mouse)
ocher; ochre (of a moderate orange-yellow color)
olive-brown (of a brown color with a greenish tinge)
drab; olive-drab (of a light brownish green color)
olive (of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive)
orange; orangish (of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange)
orange-red; orangish-red (of red tinged with orange)
orange-brown (of brown tinged with orange)
peachy; peachy-colored; peachy-coloured (of something resembling a peach in color)
peacock-blue (of bright greenish blue)
pea-green (of a moderate slightly yellowish-green color)
pink; pinkish (of a light shade of red)
pink-lavender; pinkish-lavender (of lavender tinged with pink)
pink-orange; pinkish-orange; salmon (of orange tinged with pink)
pink-red (of red tinged with pink)
pink-tinged (of a color tinged with pink)
pink-purple; pinkish-purple (of purple tinged with pink)
powder blue; powdery-blue (of a moderate to pale blue or purplish blue)
purple; purplish; violet (of a color intermediate between red and blue)
purple-blue; purplish-blue (of blue tinged with purple)
purple-brown; purplish-brown (of brown tinged with purple)
purple-green; purplish-green (of green tinged with purple)
purple-lilac; purplish-lilac (of lavender tinged with purple)
purple-red; purplish-red (of red tinged with purple)
purple-tinged; purple-tinted (of a color tinged with purple)
blood-red; carmine; cerise; cherry; cherry-red; crimson; red; reddish; ruby; ruby-red; ruddy; scarlet (of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies)
mahogany-red; red-brown; reddish-brown (of brown tinged with red)
red-lavender; reddish-lavender (of something having a lavender color tinged with red)
reddish-pink (of a pink color that is close to red)
flame-orange; red-orange; reddish-orange (of orange tinged with red)
red-purple; reddisn-purple (of purple tinged with red)
red-violet; reddish-violet (of violet tinged with red)
rosaceous; rose; roseate (of something having a dusty purplish pink color)
rose-red (of a deep slightly bluish red color)
rose-lavender; rose-lilac (of lavender tinged with rose)
rose-mauve (of mauve tinged with rose)
rose-purple; rosy-purple (of purple with a rose tinge)
rose-tinged; rose-tinted (of a color tinged with rose)
russet (of brown with a reddish tinge)
rust; rust-brown; rusty (of the brown color of rust)
rust-red; rusty-red (of a red color tinged with rust)
rusty-brown (of something having the brown color of rust)
sage; sage-green (of the grey-green color of sage leaves)
sapphire (of something having the color of a blue sapphire)
scarlet-crimson (of crimson tinged with scarlet)
scarlet-pink (of pink tinged with scarlet)
sea-green (of the color of the sea; bluish green)
silver-blue; silvery-blue (of something having a color that is a light shiny blue)
silver-green; silvery-green (of something having a color that is a light shiny green)
chukker-brown; mummy-brown; snuff; snuff-brown (snuff colored; of a greyish to yellowish brown)
brownish-orange; sorrel (of a light brownish color)
stone (of any of various dull tannish or grey colors)
straw (of a pale yellow color like straw; straw-colored)
sulfur-yellow; sulphur-yellow (of something having the yellow color of sulfur)
tan (of a light yellowish-brown color)
tannish (of a color resembling tan)
tangerine (of a strong reddish orange color)
tawny; tawny-brown (of a light brown to brownish orange color; the color of tanned leather)
ultramarine (of a brilliant pure blue to purplish blue color)
umber (of the color of any of various natural brown earth pigments)
Chinese-red; cinnabar; vermilion; vermillion (of a vivid red to reddish-orange color)
vinaceous (of the color of wine)
violet-tinged; violet-tinted (of something that is tinged with violet)
white-pink (of pink tinged with white; a light tint of pink)
wine-red (of something having the dark red color of red wine)
xanthous; yellow; yellowish (of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk)
yellow-beige; yellowish-beige (of beige tinged with yellow)
yellow-green (of a color midway between yellow and green)
yellow-orange; yellowish-orange (of orange tinged with yellow)
yellow-tinged (of a color tinged with yellow)
Also:
colored; colorful; coloured (having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination)
Attribute:
chromaticity; hue (the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength)
Antonym:
achromatic (having no hue)
Derivation:
chroma (chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue)
chromaticity (the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Based on a scale consisting of 12 semitones
Example:
a chromatic scale
Classified under:
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Antonym:
diatonic (based on the standard major or minor scales consisting of 5 tones and 2 semitones without modulation by accidentals)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Able to refract light without spectral color separation
Example:
chromatic lens
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
color (a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect)
