Dye
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /daɪ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dye is a noun meaning A colorant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
Meaning
A colorant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
More Meanings
- Any hue or color.
- (ambitransitive) To colour with dye, or as if with dye.
- Archaic spelling of die (“a cube used in games of chance”).
Example Sentences
You look different. Have you had your hair dyed?
The Superficies was compoſed of ſeveral bits of Wood, about the bigneſs of a Dye, but ſome larger than others.
If indeed sharks were inclined to eat people, the world's oceans would be dyed crimson with the blood of millions.
From there, customization simply becomes a matter of crafting trims at a smithing table, then dyeing them “using gems and ingots like diamonds, copper, and netherite.”
Word Forms
- dyes
- dyeing
- dyed
Synonyms for dye
Depending on context, synonyms include colorant, tincture, tint, stain, shade, streak.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dyestuff, colourant, tint, tincture, recolor, colouring.
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