Let's Build Vocabulary – 1424
The word for the day is pigment /ˈpɪɡmənt/ noun रंग
- A coloured powder mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.
- A substance that exists naturally in people, animals and plants and gives their skin, leaves, etc. a particular colour.
Eg:-
- Haemoglobin is the red pigment found in blood.
- The wool is coloured using only natural pigment dyes.
Similar Words
paint, colour, dye, tint, stain, colourant, hue, toner
Opposite in Meaning
- incentive,
- bleach,
- decolourise,
- whiten,
- blanch
Meaning in Malayalam
- വർണ്ണം,
- ചായം,
- ചായക്കൂട്ട്,
- നിറം,
- കളർ
Bonus Point
A pigment is a substance that gives something a particular colour. Something's colour is its pigment. Technically, all living things have a natural pigment — leaves have a green pigment for example — but the word is more generally applied to human skin colour.
Fun with the Word
The more technical use of pigment refers to the substance, usually a powder, that is added to a liquid to give it its colour. For e.g. ultramarine paint is made from a crushed blue silicate that mixed with oil produces a brilliant blue tone. Other pigments were achieved in less pleasant ways. The bright yellow of many Indian paintings is cow's urine.
Thought for the Day
- Stop crossing oceans for people who do not jump puddles for you.
- നിങ്ങൾക്കായി കുളങ്ങളിൽ ചാടാത്തവർക്കായി നിങ്ങൾ സമുദ്രങ്ങൾ നീന്തിക്കടക്കുന്നത് നിർത്തുക.
- उन लोगों के लिए समुद्र में तैरना बंद करें जो आपके लिए पूल में नहीं कूदेंगे।
Compiled by
Sujeev, Former Teacher of English, Thiruvananthapuram. Ph: 9496268605