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pigment

noun verb

A substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating

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Word Facts

Word length
7
Starts with
P
Ends with
T
Contains
IG
Scrabble score
12
CEFR level
A1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈpɪɡ.mənt

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Definitions

noun

  1. A substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating

    “Artists use ‘paint’ and ‘pigment’ interchangeably”

noun

  1. Dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)

noun

  1. Any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color

verb

  1. Color or dye with a pigment

    “Pigment a photograph”

verb

  1. Acquire pigment; become colored or imbued

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Example Sentences

Artists use ‘paint’ and ‘pigment’ interchangeably
Pigment a photograph

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