COLOURATION Synonyms

• a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair

• color with dye

• color for microscopic study

• the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength

• take on color or become colored

• suffuse with color

• the deposition of pigment in animals or plants or human beings

• coloration of living tissues by pigment

• relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body

• a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

• protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight

• a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude

• a position of relative inferiority

• a slight amount or degree of difference

• a mental representation of some haunting experience

• a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)

• a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view

• cast a shadow over

• represent the effect of shade or shadow on

• protect from light, heat, or view

• vary slightly

• pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree

• a soiled or discolored appearance

• (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible

• anything regarded as making something unclean

• a symbol of disgrace or infamy

• an act that brings discredit to the person who does it

• color with a liquid dye or tint

• produce or leave stains

• make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically

• color for microscopic study

• a slight but appreciable amount

• a pale or subdued color

• affect as in thought or feeling

• color lightly

• a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

• a dye for coloring the hair

• a just detectable amount

• color lightly

• the quality of a person's voice

• (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages

• (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

• the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people

• a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

• a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound

• a steady sound without overtones

• the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

• a musical interval of two semitones

• the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author

• utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically

• vary the pitch of one's speech

• change the color or tone of

• change to a color image

• give a healthy elasticity to

• the timbre of a musical sound

• appearance with regard to color

• choice and use of colors (as by an artist)

• having or capable of producing colors

• any material used for its color

• (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction

• interest and variety and intensity

• the timbre of a musical sound

• a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

• an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

• the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation

• modify or bias

• decorate with colors

• give a deceptive explanation or excuse for

• affect as in thought or feeling

• add color to

• change color, often in an undesired manner