HANDCOLOUR Synonyms
There are 8 hypernyms of the word handcolour. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for HANDCOLOUR
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| color | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
adjective • having or capable of producing colors noun • a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect • interest and variety and intensity • the timbre of a musical sound • an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading • any material used for its color • (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction • the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation verb • add color to • affect as in thought or feeling • modify or bias • decorate with colors • give a deceptive explanation or excuse for • change color, often in an undesired manner | ||||||||
| dye | verbv | |||||||
noun • a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair verb • color with dye • color for microscopic study | ||||||||
| hue | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength verb • take on color or become colored • suffuse with color | ||||||||
| pigment | nounn | |||||||
noun • dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) • any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color • 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 verb • acquire pigment; become colored or imbued • color or dye with a pigment | ||||||||
| shade | nounn | |||||||
noun • 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 verb • 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 | ||||||||
| tint | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color • a dye for coloring the hair • a just detectable amount verb • color lightly | ||||||||
| handcolor | verbv | |||||||
verb • color by hand | ||||||||
