Synonyms for coloring
- noun
- American English
Most common
color US pigment coloration food coloring staining dyeing tinting tinction
Definitions
- n. 1
An act or process which applies color.
Related words
- Phrases
- food coloring
- Other spellings
- colouring UK
Forms
- Plural
- colorings → pigments, colors, colorations, dyeings…
Example sentences
- color Indicate size, color, and style on the order form.
- pigment Make up has often used carmine as a pigment to achieve bright red shades.
- coloration The flamingo gains its pink coloration from the shrimp it consumes.
- staining If something spills, clean it up right away to prevent staining.
- dyeing I've been dyeing my hair for the last three years.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| coloring | steady | |
| color | steady | |
| pigment | falling | |
| coloration | falling | |
| staining | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- color2
- 6 letters
- colour2, dyeing2
- 7 letters
- pigment2, tinting
- 8 letters
- staining2, tinction
- 10 letters
- coloration4
- 11 letters
- colouration
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (color2 = 2 syllables).