dye

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A colourant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any hue or color.

Verb

To colour with dye, or as if with dye.

Concepts

teindre

colorant

teinture

teinte

colorer

couleur

peinture

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teinter

teint

chiner

colorier

coloriage

matière colorante

nuancer

teins

colorant alimentaire

teignons

peins

peindre

teindre les cheveux

pigment

tacher

tanner

indigo

Synonymes

paint

color

colour

stain

tint

pigment

tinge

tincture

hue

colouring

coloring

dyestuff

colorant

ink

pigmentation

colour

colourant

imbue

decorate

soak

color

coloration

stipple

shade

chromaticity

cast

bogolan

lacquer

dyeing

retouch

rinse

scar

seep through

slant

spin

staining

suffuse

tan

teach

tinct

tinctorial

tone

touch

blue dye

discolorise

discolorize

discolourise

appearance

remain imprinted

tinction

Traductions

färben

teñir

tingere

Farbstoff

tintura

tinte

βαφή

Farbe

tinta

tingir

corante

colore

colorare

tintura

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/daɪ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: deie

Hérité de ancien anglais: dēah

Appartenant à ancien haut allemand: tougan

Appartenant à ancien anglais: dēagol

Appartenant à ancien anglais: dohs

Hérité de moyen anglais: deien

Hérité de ancien anglais: dēagian

In summary

From Middle English deye, from Old English dēah, dēag (“color, hue, dye”), from Proto-West Germanic *daugu (“colour, shade”), from *daugan (“to conceal, be dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂- (“to smoke, raise dust, camouflage”).
Cognates
Cognate with Old High German tougan (“dark, secretive”), tougal (“dark, hidden, covert”), Old English dēagol, dīegle (“dark, hidden, secret”), Old English dohs, dox (“dusky, dark”). See dusk.