Words of the Interim Pt. 2
Color Words
celadon — Adjective, meaning "a pale green color tinged with grey"
variegated — Adjective, meaning "having marks or patches of different colors"
subfusc — Adjective, meaning "dark or dull in color"
sanguine — Adjective, meaning "having the color of blood"
roseate — Adjective, meaning "rose-colored"
rubicund — Adjective, meaning "inclining to redness; ruddy"
piebald — Adjective, meaning "mottled"
varicolored — Adjective, meaning "having many colors"
paly — Adjective, meaning "lacking color or brilliancy"
florid — Adjective, meaning "of a lively reddish color"
etiolate — Verb, meaning "to blanch or bleach"
daltonism — Noun, meaning "color blindness"
fuliginous — Adjective, meaning "having the color of soot or smoke"
cerise — Adjective, meaning "a deep vivid red color with a tinge of pink"
bice — Adjective, meaning "a dull blue or color pigment"
argentine — Adjective, meaning " silvery in color"
2 comments:
Oh, my! So many words I didn't even know existed. A lot of them seem to fit their meanings, too, which is nice.
I think "subfuscated" should be a word, as in "the evening subfuscated as paly, fuliginous clouds obfuscated the cerise sunset." Such fun!
Subfuscated is a good idea! There certainly aren't enough color verbs!
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