ivory

Examples

• All

• He painted the walls a soft ivory color, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere in the room.

• His face was as white as the ivory-colored china in the dining room breakfront.

  Fiction book (1992)

• His face was pale as old ivory; he carried his voice from word to word with an effort.

  Fiction book (1993)

• This is the shade classic Ivory and it's just a great touch up powder as well.

• The dress is made of yards of ivory pure silk taffeta.

  Muriel's Wedding (1994)

• The labels were printed on ivory-colored paper, which we thought looked better than white against the black pages.

  Academic text (2000)

• Fitting her inside her brassiere took another five minutes, as did getting her into her ivory-colored dress.

  Fiction book (1997)

• Flawless ivory skin covered her firm thighs, her rounded hips, and stomach.

  Fiction book (2000)

• The green mountains had begun to fade into gigantic ivory-shaded rocks.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Her makeup was applied in a shade of ivory, enhancing her natural beauty for the special occasion.

Synonyms

B

bone

vsivory

94 3.8

A pale off-white color people use for paint or cloth

is creamier and warmer in tone than that plain bleached shade

P

pearl

vsivory

19 1.0

A pale shiny white color like the inside of an oyster shell

is warmer and more yellowish than that lustrous pale white

A

alabaster

vsivory

5 7.6

A very pale white color like polished stone

is creamier and less purely translucent than that very pale white

W

whitish

vsivory

4 1.6

Light in color, slightly pale like milk

is a definite creamy pale white rather than just slightly white

O

off-white

vsivory

1 3.0

A pale color close to white with a slight hint of another color

is a warmer creamy white without an added tint

I

ivorine

vsivory

8.7

Having a pale creamy white color and a smooth surface

is the more common general name for that same color

Antonyms

D

dark

588 1.0

Having a deep brown or nearly black color

V

vivid

23 3.0

Very bright and clear in color and easy to notice

Compounds

I

ivory tower

11 8.1

A place where people, often in universities, are out of touch with everyday life

I

ivory-billed woodpecker

• US

2 9.9

A large black and white bird with an ivory colored bill that is very rare and may be extinct

B

black ivory

• NSFW

9.9

A rare expensive coffee made from beans elephants eat and then pass in their droppings with a smooth, strong taste

I

ivory tree

9.9

A tropical Asian tree with very hard white wood and bark once used as medicine

I

ivory-nut palm

• US

9.8

A South American palm tree with no visible trunk that produces hard white nuts used for carving

I

ivory-pounder

• Informal

9.9

A skilled piano player who often plays classical music

I

ivory-thumper

• Slang

9.9

A pianist who often plays with energy and style in jazz

I

ivory black

• Specialized

7.8

A deep black paint used by artists, originally made from burnt ivory

I

Ivory Coast franc

• Archaic

8.7

Money used in Ivory Coast before 1945, replaced by the CFA franc

I

ivory gull

9.9

A white sea bird that lives in the Arctic and sometimes moves south to places like England or New Brunswick

I

ivory nut

8.2

A hard white seed from a South American palm used to make buttons and small objects

I

ivory palm

9.5

A palm from Brazil and Peru that makes hard nuts used like ivory

I

ivory plant

9.9

A South American palm without a stem that makes hard white nuts used like elephant tusks

I

ivory tickler

• Archaic

9.9

A piano that a person plays using the white keys

V

vegetable ivory

9.6

A hard white seed from some South American palms that people use to make buttons and small carved objects

How Pale

white

∞ 1.0

ivory

9 3.5

beige

17 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology