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odcień — 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.
  • hue noun A color, or a particular shade or tint of a color.
  • shade noun An area of relative darkness where direct sunlight is blocked.
  • tint noun A slight or pale shade of a color.
  • tone noun The quality or character of a sound, especially its pitch, timbre, or emotional colouring.
  • value noun How much something is worth, in money or importance.

Senses

odcień 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).
  • hue A color, or shade of color; tint; dye.
  • shade A very small degree of a quantity, or variety of meaning
  • tint A color considered with reference to other very similar colors.
  • tone (language, dated) A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a measured rhythm and a regular rise and fall of the voice.
  • value (arts) The relative darkness or lightness of a color in (a specific area of) a painting etc.

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.

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