dye
Fabric coloring agent
Dye is a substance used to color materials—fabric, hair, food, or other things that absorb it.
Unlike paint, which coats a surface, dye penetrates and bonds chemically: She dyed her hair purple.
The verb and noun share spelling with die, but the continuous forms disambiguate: dying versus dyeing.
A dye job is a hair coloring, sometimes implying it's obvious or poorly done.
Faint color addition
- highlightsNotable moments emphasized
- bleachChemical stain and germ killer
- salonGrooming establishment or gathering
- coloristOne who applies pigment
ombre · balayage · foils · toner · root touch-up · brunette · blonde · redhead
Color-imparting material
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- anilineAmino-benzene compound
- chromaticRelating to color
colorant · formula · compound · additive · manufacturing · batch · concentration · solution
Wax-resist fabric coloring
- indigoPlant-derived blue dye
- vatLarge liquid container
- mordantCuttingly critical in expression
- fabricWoven or knit material
cotton · silk · wool · linen · ikat · resist · immersion · colorfast
Writing fluid
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- washClean using liquid
- stainLasting surface discoloration
- pigmentColor-imparting material
hue · saturation · intensity · blending · gradient · marbling · paper · calligraphy
tint
Faint color addition
- highlightsNotable moments emphasized
- bleachChemical stain and germ killer
- salonGrooming establishment or gathering
colorist · ombre · balayage · foils · toner · root touch-up · brunette · blonde · redhead · graying
pigment
Color-imparting material
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- anilineAmino-benzene compound
chromatic · colorant · formula · compound · additive · manufacturing · batch · concentration · solution · process
batik
Wax-resist fabric coloring
fabric · cotton · silk · wool · linen · ikat · resist · immersion · colorfast · synthetic
ink
Writing fluid
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- washClean using liquid
- stainLasting surface discoloration
pigment · hue · saturation · intensity · blending · gradient · marbling · paper · calligraphy · printmaking
coloring
Adding pigment to something
saffron · carmine · annatto · spirulina · red 40 · natural · synthetic · Easter eggs · frosting · candy
- chemicalschemicals, compounds, acids, reagents, solutions
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- hairhair, haircut, hairstyle, hair loss, coily
- color termsblack, white, red, blue, green
- colorationpigment, pigmentation, hue, tint, saturation
- coloringcoloring book, colorize, coloring books, coloring page, color
dyebleach
Chemical stain and germ killer
decolorize · whiten · whitener · blanch · strip
Hue without added dyes
undyed · natural · au naturel · virgin hair · virgin
- hair dyePigment for strands
- tie dyeFabric twisting coloration method
- contrast dyeImaging agent for visibility
- red dyeScarlet coloring agent
- plant dyesColorants made from flora
- synthetic dyeMan-made coloring compound
dyed, dyes, dyeing, dyer, dyers, tie-dyes, dyestuff, undyed, redye