Advertisement

Advertisement

View definitions for pigment

pigment

noun as in color, shade

Discover More

Example Sentences

Although the equipment is the same, a tattoo artist uses ink, and we use pigment.

The Daily Pic: Are the YBA's prints about the color of pigment, or the color of money?

Mariamu looks much younger than her years, and yet her white, pigment-free skin has become leathery from the sun.

Had the image been painted on the cloth by a forger, the paint traces of the pigment would have remained on the surface.

They generally occur together, but the pigment is not infrequently present alone.

The older forms are larger colorless bodies containing granules of brown pigment.

The figures, besides being outlined by the dots, were decorated all over with the same pigment in dotted transverse belts.

The walls were coated with fine stucco, white and firm—an evidence of antiquity—and ornamented with bands of a bright red pigment.

The face of the wall is then rubbed over with a soft brick of the same colour, or the work may be coloured with pigment.

Advertisement

Synonym of the Day

Which one is a synonym for disinterest?Get the answer

Start each day with the Synonym of the Day in your inbox!

By clicking "Sign Up", you are accepting Dictionary.com Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policies.

On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to pigment, such as: coloring, dye, stain, tint, dyestuff, and oil.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement