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self-colored

self-colored

7.0
All the same color with no pattern
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɛlfˌkʌlərd/
  • US
translation icon : monocromático
  • The manufacturer specialized in self-colored tiles that offered a consistent shade across each piece.

Examples

  • She chose a self-colored fabric for the dress, which gave it a sleek and modern look.

  • The artist created a beautiful painting using only self-colored materials, ensuring a uniform appearance.

  • My preference for using the first option is for a piece of self-colored show card.

    Academic text (1999)

Synonyms

monochrome
vsself-colored
2 6.1

Showing only one color or its different shades

is strictly uniform with no shade variation or pattern
solid-colored
vsself-colored
  • US
1 3.4

Having one color with no pattern

is the same meaning but uses a different common phrase
monochromic
vsself-colored
7.5

Showing only one color in lighter and darker shades

is strictly uniform with no shade variation or pattern
monochromous
vsself-colored
9.6

Having only one color

is strictly uniform with no shade variation or pattern

Antonyms

variegated
5 7.2

Having patches or streaks of different colors

How Patterned

variegated
5 7.2
patterned
1 3.4
self-colored
  • US
7.0
plain
50 2.5

Surface Forms

self-colored positive
self-coloured positive

Morphology

self-colored = colored (semi-transparent) = self + color + ed

The immediate base 'colored' plus self- suggests a single uniform color, but the conventional adjective is somewhat lexicalized.

Etymology

Self-colored is made from self and colored. The self part here means 'same', so self-colored means 'all one color' or 'solid', not patterned.