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day-glo

day-glo

1 4.7
Very bright colors that look like they glow in daylight
  • adjective
  • /ˈdeɪˌɡloʊ/
  • US
translation icon : fluorescente
  • Demons in day-glo.

Examples

  • Nut-brown with platinum hair, jammed day-glo shorts, sleeveless T-shirt, and unlaced Ug-boots.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Two FBI agents in suits and ties were walking with a day-glo orange surfboard.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Real windsurfers out on the lake seemed to fan the exhaust from the restaurant kitchen her way on malevolent, day-glo wings.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • She's wearing a green cape with a day-glo orange robe underneath.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Utah sits, wearing a day-glo jumpsuit, hugging the chute in his lap.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Then his part would be: for this long-nosed boy who's just a whit away from painting in day-glo on velvet, I punished my wife and the children who've put up with me in my moments? Or words to that effect.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • The neon signs in the shop were painted in bright day-glo colors that caught everyone's attention.

  • He wore a day-glo yellow vest while cycling to ensure drivers could see him easily.

  • The artist used day-glo paint to make his mural stand out against the dull building.

Synonyms

fluorescent
vsday-glo
7 4.8

Very bright colors that seem to glow in daylight

is identical in meaning according to the given descriptions

Antonyms

dull
31 1.0

Not bright or shiny with weak colour

muted
10 4.2

Colors that are not bright or sounds that are not loud

How Bright

day-glo
  • US
1 4.7
fluorescent
7 4.8
bright
235 1.0
dim
62 1.0

Surface Forms

day-glo positive

Morphology

day-glo = day + glow (semi-transparent) = day + glo

The form is a clipped blend echoing 'day' and 'glow', but the modern color term is conventionalized as a trademark-like label rather than a fully literal description.

Etymology

Day-glo comes from the simple parts day and glow and from a paint brand called Day-Glo. It describes colors that seem to 'glow in daylight' and are very bright so they stand out even from far away.