Color

Imtiaz Sarwar (South Korea)
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  1. hue
    the quality of a color determined by its dominant wavelength
  2. motley
    consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
  3. mottled
    having spots or patches of color
  4. variegated
    having an assortment of colors
  5. flecked
    having a pattern of dots
  6. pallid
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  7. wan
    pale, as of a person's complexion
  8. garish
    tastelessly showy
  9. glaring
    shining intensely
  10. incandescent
    emitting light as a result of being heated
  11. refulgent
    radiating or as if radiating light
  12. cadaverous
    of or relating to a corpse
  13. ruddy
    inclined to a healthy reddish color
  14. florid
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  15. incarnadine
    redden or make pinkish
  16. sallow
    unhealthy looking
  17. jaundiced
    affected by yellowing of the skin
  18. verdant
    characterized by abundance of vegetation and green foliage
  19. azure
    bright blue in color, like a clear sky
  20. mauve
    a moderate purple
  21. livid
    furiously angry
  22. tawny
    having the color of tanned leather
  23. chromatic
    being, having, or characterized by color
  24. monochromatic
    having or appearing to have only one color
  25. unsullied
    free from blemishes
  26. immaculate
    completely neat and clean
  27. tacky
    tastelessly showy
  28. tuck
    make a tuck or several folds in
  29. scarlet
    a variable vivid red color, sometimes with an orange tinge
  30. scarlet
    a variable vivid red color, sometimes with an orange tinge
  31. emblazon
    decorate with heraldic arms
  32. swanky
    impressively fashionable and elegant
  33. burgundy
    a dark purplish-red to blackish-red color
  34. vermillion
    of a vivid red to reddish-orange color
  35. suede
    leather with a napped surface
  36. charcoal
    a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
  37. amber
    a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin
  38. tinge
    color lightly
  39. lopsided
    having one side lower or smaller or lighter than the other
  40. lurid
    glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism
  41. amber
    a hard yellowish to brownish translucent fossil resin
Created on Thu Oct 03 17:23:38 EDT 2013 (updated Tue Dec 23 04:34:03 EST 2014)

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