pigment
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- noun
- /ˈpɪɡmənt/
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pigmento
- Watercolor pigment can be activated with water to produce stunning colors.
- red pigment
- white pigment
- blue pigment
Yeah, these are like not lacking in pigment whatsoever.
- Yeah, these are like not lacking in pigment whatsoever.
- That's all the excess pigment and oils we just don't need.
- So we have like these loose glitter pigments which look beyond amazing.
- I feel like there's not much pigment in there that's really faint.
- Absorb all the excess moisture and excess pigment that is on your skin.
Examples
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Aboriginal groups created engravings, drawings, stencils, and paintings using natural pigments mixed with spit, animal fat, or tree resin.
Academic text (2011) -
The artist used a rich red pigment to create a vibrant sunset on the canvas.
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It's just the right amount of pigment and it's great.
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Oh my gosh, the pigment is so real.
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So you get a ton of pigment and no fall out.
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I'm going to use black pigment on my eyes all over.
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It's such a cool colour and the pigment is insane.
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With those we would then be able to test both the pigment and the binder.
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Sometimes she'd mix them together, or she'd add pigment to make her own colors.
Fiction book (1998) -
Then she squirted purple and green pigment from tubes onto her palette.
Fiction book (1999)
Synonyms
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1.0
A paint or dye used to give something a particular shade
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2.0
A substance used to change the color of cloth or hair
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4.0
A thing added to food, fabric, paint, or cosmetics to give color
A substance that gives color to something like food or cloth
A liquid used to give color to cloth or paint
A substance used to add color to cloth and hair
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A natural material in animals that gives skin, fur, or feathers their color
How Blue
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pigment comes from the old Latin word pingere meaning 'to paint'. So a pigment is a substance used like paint to give color to paints, inks, makeup, and other materials.