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- [kuhl-er-uh nt]
- /ˈkʌl ər ənt/
- /ˈkɒlərənt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhl-er-uh nt]
- /ˈkʌl ər ənt/
Definitions of colorant word
- countable noun colorant A colorant is a substance that is used to give something a particular color. 3
- noun colorant any substance that imparts colour, such as a pigment, dye, or ink; colouring matter 3
- noun colorant a pigment, dye, etc. used to give color to something 3
- noun colorant something used as a coloring matter; pigment; dye. 1
- noun colorant A dye, pigment, or other substance that colors something. 1
- noun colorant Alternative spelling of colourant. 0
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Origin of colorant
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
1880-85; < French, present participle of colorer < Latin colōrāre to color. See color, -ant
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Parts of speech for Colorant
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
colorant popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
colorant usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for colorant
noun colorant
- hue — a seaport in central Vietnam: former capital of Annam.
- intensity — the quality or condition of being intense.
- glow — a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence.
- stain — a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- paint — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
adjective colorant
- additive — An additive is a substance which is added in small amounts to foods or other things in order to improve them or to make them last longer.
Antonyms for colorant
noun colorant
- white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
- bleach — If you bleach something, you use a chemical to make it white or pale in colour.
- whitener — a preparation for making something white, as a bleach, dye, or polish: a bottle of shoe whitener.
- colorless — Something that is colorless has no color at all.
- information — knowledge communicated or received concerning a particular fact or circumstance; news: information concerning a crime.
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