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farve — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • color noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
  • dye noun A substance used to change the colour of something, especially fabric or hair.
  • hue noun A color, or a particular shade or tint of a color.
  • paint noun A liquid or paste that is spread onto a surface and dries into a solid, coloured coating.

Senses

farve is used for these senses in English:

  • color These hues as used in color television or films, color photographs, etc (as opposed to the shades of grey used in black-and-white television).
  • color (transitive) To give something color.
  • color To affect without completely changing.
  • dye A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
  • dye (ambitransitive) To colour with dye, or as if with dye.
  • hue A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
  • paint (dated) Any substance fixed with latex to harden it.

color — full definition

  1. noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
  2. noun A person's skin tone, especially as it relates to race or ethnicity.
  3. noun Interesting or lively detail that makes something more vivid or engaging.
  4. verb To add color to something, often with crayons, paint, or dye.

dye — full definition

  1. noun A substance used to change the colour of something, especially fabric or hair.
  2. verb To change the colour of something using dye.

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