dyed
- adjective
- /daɪd/
- Her hair is dyed black, but I can still make out the blonde at the roots.
- dyed wool
- dyed cloth
- tie-dyed
Sprightly as ever, Pixie hairdo dyed a dark reddish hue.
- Sprightly as ever, Pixie hairdo dyed a dark reddish hue.
- There's like hairs coming out from his bleach dyed hair.
Examples
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They have been dyed rich plum and black tones.
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Her black hair is cropped short and dyed red, just like the cover of Bowie's Aladdin Sane.
Fiction book (2000) -
Girl with the dyed black hair and the nose ring?
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And my mother had made me this frog suit she dyed in green and all this.
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One woman with her hair dyed black has more medals than just about anyone on the stage.
Fiction book (1999) -
Well, Mr. Minnelli had it sent to New York and dyed to match my eyes.
Fiction book (1994) -
If you have dyed hair, if you've had some highlights, it's a great repair.
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Heavy makeup, dyed hair... brand-new clothes that should have been worn by a younger woman.
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A youngish man with dyed auburn hair walks up to us and unlocks the rusted gates.
Fiction book (1994) -
The actress walked into the room with her dyed blonde hair shining in the light.
Synonyms
Having a color, natural or added
Antonyms
Compounds
- Informal
A person who always expects things to turn out well and stays positive
How Coloured
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dyed comes from the simple word dye, which means 'to give color' and was used for cloth or hair with colors from plants or minerals. So when something is dyed it has been colored on purpose, not its natural color.