dyes
Fabric coloring substances
Dyes are substances used to color materials—fabrics, hair, food, or other surfaces.
Unlike paints, dyes penetrate and bond with the material rather than coating it.
The verb means to apply such coloring: She dyed her hair purple.
The past tense dyed distinguishes it from died.
Color-imparting material
- colorantSubstance that imparts hue
- stainLasting surface discoloration
- inkWriting fluid
- tintFaint color addition
hue · shade · tone · aniline · indigo · henna · carmine · alizarin
Material from woven fibers
- batikWax-resist fabric coloring
- ikatResist-dye textile patterning
- resistOppose or refuse compliance
- vatLarge liquid container
immersion · mordant · fixative · cotton · silk · wool · linen · fiber
Dye resists fading
- lightfastResistant to light damage
- washfastResistant to fading
- fastnessFortified place of refuge
- indelibleImpossible to remove
resistant · stable · durable · fade · bleed · set · fix · cure
Large liquid container
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- manufactureMake goods industrially
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- chemicalSubstance with defined composition
factory · production · aniline · batch · formulation · quality · standardization · industrial
Intensely clear and bright
- brightEmitting or reflecting light
- boldCourageous and daring
- brilliantIntensely bright or gifted
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
intense · vibrant · luminous · fluorescent · neon · rich · deep · muted
State of being submerged
- soakingCompletely saturated with liquid
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- saturationState of complete permeation
- penetrationEntry into something
bonding · fixation · rinsing · washing · boiling · steeping · extraction · mixing
pigment
Color-imparting material
tint · hue · shade · tone · aniline · indigo · henna · carmine · alizarin · cochineal
textile
Material from woven fibers
vat · immersion · mordant · fixative · cotton · silk · wool · linen · fiber · yarn
colorfast
Dye resists fading
indelible · resistant · stable · durable · fade · bleed · set · fix · cure · permanent
vat
Large liquid container
- commercialPaid broadcast promotion
- manufactureMake goods industrially
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
chemical · factory · production · aniline · batch · formulation · quality · standardization · industrial · mass-production
vivid
Intensely clear and bright
saturated · intense · vibrant · luminous · fluorescent · neon · rich · deep · muted · pastel
immersion
State of being submerged
- soakingCompletely saturated with liquid
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- saturationState of complete permeation
penetration · bonding · fixation · rinsing · washing · boiling · steeping · extraction · mixing · dilution
- ancient trade goodsgold, silver, copper, silk, spices
- colorantspigment, pigments, tint, tints, stain
- dyeingmordants, exhaustion, dyehouse, exhaust, overdyeing
- Food Colorantscarmine, annatto, beet red, natural color, artificial colors
- lab suppliesbeakers, beaker, test tubes, test tube, pipettes
- microscopymicroscope, objective lens, compound microscope, eyepiece, compound microscopes
- 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
dye, dyed, dyeing, dyer, dyers, dyestuff, undyed, redye, dyeable