Coloring

Quick meaning: Coloring is an adjective meaning That colors something.

Meaning

That colors something.

More Meanings

1. (also figuratively) That conveys or imparts color.
2. An act or process which applies color.
3. Any substance used to give color.
4. The appearance as to color.
5. A disguise or discoloration.
6. present participle and gerund of color
7. (graph theory) An assignment of a color to each vertex of a graph, usually such that no two vertices connected by an edge are given the same color.

Example Sentences

Our cookies contain no artificial flavorings or colorings.

The Rolands, both U.S.-educated lawyers with faculty positions in the national law school, are olive skinned, with the coloring of some Italians or Sephardic Jews.

The Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday a series of measures to phase out eight artificial food dyes and colorings from America's food supply by the end of next year. […] The proposal also outlined a commitment for companies to supply food for school lunches that does not include artificial dyes or coloring.

Word Forms

• colouring
• colorings

Synonyms for coloring

Depending on context, synonyms include pigment, coloration, color, colour, colouring.

Antonyms for coloring

Common opposites include bleach, neutral, shade, colorlessness, achromatism.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include colouring, colour, coloration, hue, discolouration, colouration.

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