pigment
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pigment
- /ˈpɪɡ.mənt/ Australia, Canada, US
- /ˈpəɡ.mənt/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From Middle English pigment, from Latin pigmentum (“pigment”), itself from pingō (“to paint”) + -mentum; variants of this word may have been known in Old English (e.g. 12th century pyhmentum). Doublet of pimiento, pimento, and piment.
noun pigments
- Any color in plant or animal cells. Chlorophyll is the pigment responsible for most plants' green colouring.
- A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder. Umber is a pigment made from clay containing iron and manganese oxide.
- Wine flavoured with spices and honey. Oswald, broach the oldest wine-cask; place the best mead, the richest morat, the most sparkling cyder, the most odoriferous pigment, upon the board; […]
verb pigments · pigmenting · pigmented
- To add color or pigment to something.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: pigmentation, color, toner, substance, hue, tint, stain, coloration, dye, colorant, shade, chroma, wash, tinge, coloring, paint
Translations
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noun any color in plant or animal cells
| Español | pigmento |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 색소 saekso |
| 日本語 | 色素 shikiso, 顔料 ganryō |
| 中文 | 色素 sèsù |
| Português | pigmento |
| Français | pigment |
| Deutsch | Pigment |
| Ελληνικά | χρωστική ουσία chrostikí ousía |
| Română | pigment |
| Русский | пигме́нт pigmént |
| Tiếng Việt | sắc tố |
| עברית | פִּיגְמֶנְט pigmént, צבען tsiv'án |
noun dry colorant
| Español | pigmento |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 顔料 ganryō |
| 中文 | 顏料 /颜料 yánliào, 著色劑 /着色剂 zhuósèjì |
| Português | pigmento |
| Deutsch | Farbstoff |
| Ελληνικά | βαφή vafí |
| Română | pigment |
| Русский | пигме́нт pigmént, краси́тель krasítelʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | chất màu |
| עברית | צבען tsiv'án |
verb add color or pigment
| Español | pigmentar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 給……上色 /给……上色 gěi... shàngshǎi, 著色 /着色 zhuósè |
| Português | pigmentar |
| Deutsch | pigmentieren |
| Română | pigmenta |
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title = {pigment},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pigment},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
