ray
beam
stream
gleam
streak
pencil;
sunbeam
moonbeam
aurora
day
sunshine
light of day
light of heaven
moonlight
starlight
sun
daylight
broad daylight
noontide light;
noontide
noonday
noonday sun
glow
glimmering
glint
play of light
flood of light;
phosphorescence
lambent flame
flush
halo
glory
nimbus
aureola
spark
scintilla
facula
sparkling
emication|
scintillation
flash
blaze
coruscation
flame
lightning
ignis fatuus[Lat]
luster
sheen
shimmer
reflexion[Brit]
reflection
gloss
tinsel
spangle
brightness
brilliancy
splendor
effulgence
refulgence;
resplendence
luminousness
luminosity
lucidity;
renitency|
radiance
radiation
irradiation
illumination
actinic rays
actinism
Roentgen-ray
Xray
photography
heliography;
photometer
[Science of light] optics
photometry;
[Distribution of light] chiaroscuro
clear obscure
breadth
light and shade
black and white
tonality
reflection
refraction
dispersion
refractivity
V. shine
glow
glitter
glister
glisten
twinkle
gleam
flare
flare up
glare
beam
shimmer
glimmer
flicker
sparkle
scintillate
coruscate
flash
blaze
be bright
reflect light
daze
dazzle
bedazzle
radiate
shoot out beams
fulgurate
clear up
brighten
lighten
enlighten
light
light up
irradiate
shine
upon
give out a light
hang out a light
cast light upon
cast light in
throw light upon
throw light in
shed light upon
shed luster upon;
illumine
illuminate
strike a light
kindle
Adj. shining
luminous
lucid
lucent
luciferous
light
lightsome
bright
vivid
lustrous
shiny
radiant
lambent
sheen
sheeny
glossy
burnished
glassy
sunny
orient
meridian
noonday
tide
cloudless
clear;
unclouded
garish
resplendent
refulgent
effulgent
splendid
blazing
in a blaze
ablaze
meteoric
phosphorescent
aglow. bright
as silver
light as day
bright as day
light as noonday
bright as
noonday
bright as the sun at noonday. actinic
photogenic[obs2]
graphic
heliographic
Phr. "a day for gods to stoop and men to soar" [Tennyson]
"dark
with excessive bright" [Milton]
absence of light
blackness
obscurity
gloom
murk
dusk
Stygian darkness
Egyptian darkness
night;
midnight
dead of night
witching hour of night
witching time of night;
blind man's holiday
darkness visible
darkness that can be felt
palpable
obscure
Erebus[Lat]
"the jaws of darkness" [Midsummer Night's Dream];
"sablevested night" [Milton]
shade
shadow
umbra
penumbra
obscuration
occultation
adumbration
offuscation|
caligation|
extinction
eclipse
total
eclipse
gathering of the clouds
shading
distribution of shade
chiaroscuro
[perfectly black objects] black body
hohlraum[Phys]
black hole
dark
star
dark matter
cold dark matter
V. be dark
darken
obscure
shade
dim
tone down
lower
overcast
overshadow;
eclipse
obfuscate
offuscate|
adumbrate
cast into the
shade becloud
cast a shade
throw a shade
spread a shade
cast a shadow
cast a gloom
throw a shadow
spread a
shadow
cast gloom
throw gloom
spread gloom
extinguish
put out
blow out
snuff out
doubt
turn out the lights
douse the lights
dim the lights
turn off the
lights
switch off the lights
Adj. dark
darkling
obscure
pitch dark
pitchy
pitch black
black
sunless
lightless
light
somber
dusky;
unilluminated
nocturnal
dingy
lurid
gloomy
murky
shady
umbrageous
overcast
cloudy
darkened
dark as pitch
dark as a pit
dark as Erebus[Lat]
benighted
noctivagant!|
noctivagous!|
Adv. in the dark
in the shade
Phr. "brief as the lightning in the collied night" [M. N. D.];
"eldest Night and Chaos
ancestors of Nature" [P. L.]
"the blackness of
the noonday night" [Longfellow]
"the prayer of Ajax was for light"
[Longfellow]
darkness
paleness
(light color) 429
half light
demi-jour
partial shadow
partial eclipse
shadow of a
shade
glimmer
nebulosity
cloud
eclipse
aurora
dusk
twilight
shades of evening
crepuscule
cockshut time|;
break of day
daybreak
dawn
moonlight
moonbeam
moonshine
starlight
owl's
light
candlelight
rushlight
firelight
farthing candle
V. be dim
grow dim
flicker
twinkle
glimmer
loom
lower;
fade
pale
pale its ineffectual fire [Hamlet]
render dim
dim
obscure
darken
tone down
Adj. dim
dull
lackluster
dingy
darkish
shorn of its beams
dark
421
faint
shadowed forth
glassy
cloudy
misty
blear;
muggy|
nebulous
nebular
overcast
crepuscular
muddy
lurid
leaden
dun
dirty
looming
pale
confused
self-luminous body.] Luminary. -- N. luminary;
light
flame
spark
scintilla
phosphorescence
fluorescence
sun
orb of day
Phoebus
Aurora
star
orb
meteor
falling star
shooting star
blazing star
dog star
Sirius
canicula
constellation
galaxy
zodiacal light
day star
morning star
Lucifer
mock sun
parhelion
phosphor
phosphorus;
sun dog|!
Venus
aurora
polar lights
northern lights
aurora borealis
southern
lights
aurora australis
lightning
chain lightning
fork lightning
sheet lightning
summer
lightning
ball lightning
kugelblitz [German];
[chemical substances giving off light without burning] phosphorus
yellow phosphorus
scintillator
phosphor
firefly luminescence
ignis fatuus[Lat]
Jack o'lantern
Friar's lantern
will-o'-the-wisp
Fata Morgana[Lat]
Saint Elmo's fire
[luminous insects] glowworm
firefly
June bug
lightning bug
[luminous fish] anglerfish
[Artificial light] gas
gas light
lime light
lantern
dark lantern
bull's-eye
candle
taper
rushlight
oil
wick
burner
moderator
duplex
torch
flambeau
link
brand
chandelier
candelabrum
candelabra
sconce
luster
candlestick
[non-combustion based light sources] lamp
light
incandescent lamp
tungsten bulb
light bulb
flashlight
torch[Brit]
arc light
laser
maser
[microwave radiation]
neon bulb
neon sign
fluorescent lamp
[parts of a light bulb] filament
socket
contacts
filler gas
firework
pyrotechnics
rocket
lighthouse
550
V. illuminate
Adj. self-luminous
glowing
phosphoric|!
phosphorescent
fluorescent
incandescent
luminescent
chemiluminescent
radiant
(light) 420
Phr. "blossomed the lovely stars
the forget-me-nots of the angels"
[Longfellow]
"the sentinel stars set their watch in the sky" [Campbell];
"the planets in their station list'ning stood" [Paradise Lost]
"the
Scriptures of the skies" [Bailey]
"that orbed continent
the fire that
severs day from night" [Twelfth Night]
awning
parasol
sunshade
umbrella
chick
portiere
screen
curtain
shutter
blind
gauze
veil
chador
mantle
mask
cloud
mist
gathering. of clouds
umbrage
glade
shadow
beach umbrella
folding umbrella
V. draw a curtain
put up a shutter
close a shutter
veil
cast a shadow
Adj. shady
umbrageous
Phr. "welcome ye shades! ye bowery thickets hail" [Thomson]
transparency
clarity;
translucence
translucency
lucidity
limpidity
fluorescence
transillumination
transparent medium
glass
crystal
lymph
water
V. be transparent
transmit light
Adj. transparent
pellucid
lucid
diaphanous
translucent
tralucent|
limpid
clear
serene
crystalline
clear as
crystal
vitreous
glassy
hyaline
hyaloid[Med]
opaqueness
film
cloud
V. be opaque
obstruct the passage of light
obfuscate
offuscate|
Adj. opaque
impervious to light
dim
turbid
thick
muddy
opacous|
obfuscated
cloud
hazy
misty
foggy
vaporous
muggy|| (turbidity) 426a
smoky
murky
dirty
cloudiness
fog
haze
muddiness
haziness
obscurity
nephelometer[instrument to measure turbidity]
Adj. turbid
thick
muddy
obfuscated
hazy
misty
foggy
vaporous
cloudy (cloud) 353
smoky
murky
dirty
translucency
semiopacity
opalescence
milkiness
gauze
muslin
film;
mica
mother-of-pearl
nacre
mist
[opalescent jewel] opal
turbidity
Adj. semitransparent
translucent
semiopaque
opalescent
pearly
milky
frosted
nacreous
V. opalesce
(ii) SPECIFIC LIGHT
hue
tint
tinge
dye
complexion
shade
tincture
cast
livery
coloration
glow
flush
tone
key
pure color
positive color
primary color
primitive complementary
color
three primaries
spectrum
chromatic dispersion
broken color
secondary color
tertiary color. local color
coloring
keeping
tone
value
aerial perspective
[Science of color] chromatics
spectrum analysis
spectroscopy;
chromatography||
[instruments to measure color] prism
spectroscope
spectrograph
spectrometer
colorimeter (optical instruments) 445
pigment
coloring matter
paint
dye
wash
distemper
stain
medium;
mordant
oil paint
V. color
dye
tinge
stain
tint
paint
wash
ingrain
grain
illuminate
emblazon
bedizen
imbue
paint
Adj. colored
chromatic
prismatic
full-colored
high-colored
deep-colored
doubly-
dyed
polychromatic
bright
vivid
intense
deep
fresh
rich
gorgeous;
gay
gaudy
florid
gay
garish
rainbow-colored
multihued
showy
flaunting
flashy
raw
crude
glaring
flaring
discordant
inharmonious
mellow
pastel
harmonious
pearly
sweet
delicate
tender
refined
discoloration
pallor
pallidness
paleness
etiolation
neutral tint
monochrome
black and white
V. lose color
fade
fly
go
become colorless
turn
pale
pale
deprive of color
decolorize
bleach
tarnish
achromatize
blanch
etiolate
wash out
tone down
Adj. uncolored
colorless
achromatic
etiolate
etiolated
pale
pallid;
tallow-faced
faint
dull
cold
muddy
leaden
dun
wan
sallow
dead
dingy
ashy
ashen
ghastly
cadaverous
glassy
lackluster;
discolored
light-colored
fair
blond
white
pale as death
pale as ashes
pale as a witch
pale as a ghost
pale
as a corpse
white as a corpse
argent
etiolation
snow
paper
chalk
milk
lily
ivory
alabaster
German silver
white metal
barium sulphate[Chem]
titanium
oxide
pearl white
white lead
carbonate of
lead
V. be white
render white
whiten
bleach
blanch
etiolate
whitewash
silver
Adj. white
milk-white
snow-white
snowy
candid
chalky
hoar
hoary
silvery
argent
argentine
cretaceous
whitish
creamy
pearly
fair
blond
blanched
high in tone
light
white as a sheet
white as driven snow
white as a lily
white as
silver
like ivory
darkness
light).
lividity
dark color
tone
color;
chiaroscuro
jet
ink
ebony
coal pitch
soot
charcoal
sloe
smut
raven
crow
[derogatory terms for black-skinned people] Negro
blackamoor
man of
color
nigger
darkie
Ethiop
black
buck
nigger [U. S.]
coon [U. S.]
sambo
[Pigments] lampblack
ivory black
blueblack
writing ink
printing
ink
printer's ink
Indian ink
India ink
V. be black
render -black
blacken
denigrate
blot
blotch
smirch
darken
black
sable
swarthy
somber
dark
inky
ebony
ebon
jetty
coal-black
jet-black
pitchy
sooty
swart
dusky
dingy
murky
Ethiopic
low-toned
low in tone
of the
deepest dye
black as jet
black as my hat
black as a shoe
black as a
tinker's pot
black as November
black as thunder
black as midnight;
nocturnal
gray
obscure
Adv. in mourning
neutral tint
silver
pepper and
salt
chiaroscuro
[Pigments] Payne's gray
black
Adj. gray
grey
iron-gray
dun
drab
dingy
leaden
livid
somber
sad
pearly
russet
roan
calcareous
limy
silver
silvery
silvered
ashen
ashy
grizzly
grizzled
slate-colored
stone-colored
mouse-colored
ash-
colored
cool
ocher
sepia
Vandyke brown
V. render brown
tan
bronze
Adj. brown
bay
dapple
auburn
chestnut
nut-
brown
cinnamon
russet
tawny
chocolate
maroon
foxy
tan
brunette
fawn-colored
snuff-colored
liver-
colored
brown as a berry
brown as mahogany
brown as the oak leaves;
khaki
sun-burnt
tanned
- Primitive Colors
scarlet
vermilion
carmine
crimson
pink
lake
maroon
carnation
magenta
damask
purple
flesh color
flesh tint
color
fresh color
high color;
warmth
gules[Heraldry]
ruby
carbuncle
rose
rust
iron mold
[Dyes and pigments] cinnabar
cochineal
madder
Indian red
light red
Venetian red
red ink
realgar[ISA:mineral]
red lead
redness
rubicundity
blush
V. be red
become red
blush
flush
color up
mantle
redden
render red
redden
rouge
rubricate;
incarnadine
Adj. red
reddish
rufous
ruddy
florid
incarnadine
sanguine
rosy
roseate
blowzy
burnt
rubicund
lurid
russet buff
sorrel
rubricate
rose-colored
ruby-colored
cherry-colored
claret-colored
flame-
colored
flesh-colored
peach-colored
salmon-colored
brick-colored
brick-colored
dust-colored
blushing
reddened
red as fire
red as blood
red as scarlet
red as a turkey cock
red
as a lobster
warm
hot
foxy
- Complementary Colors
blue and yellow
vert
[heraldry]
emerald
verdigris
malachite
beryl
aquamarine;
absinthe
copperas
greenness
verdure
[disease of eyes with green tint] glaucoma
[Jap: rokunaisho]
Adj. green
verdant
glaucous
olive
olive green
green as grass;
verdurous
emerald green
pea green
grass green
apple green
sea green
olive
green
bottle green
coke bottle green
greenish
green (learner) 541[new
inexperienced
novice]
(unskillful) 699
green [ill
sick]
Phr. green with envy
the green grass of Ireland
the wearing of the
green
<-- Footnote 1 p. 1
The author's classification of colors has been retained
though it
does not entirely accord with the theories of modern science
-->
or
[Pigments] gamboge
cadmium-yellow
chrome-yellow
Indian-yellow
king's-yellow
lemonyellow
yellow ocher
Claude tint
xanthein[Chemsub]
s
saffron
topaz
yolk
jaundice
London fog|!
yellowness
xantho-
cyanopia|!
xanthopsia[Med]
Adj. yellow
aureate
golden
flavous|
citrine
fallow;
sallow
tawny
creamy
sandy;
gold-colored
citron-colored
saffron-colored
lemon-colored
lemon
yellow
sulphur-colored
amber-colored
straw-colored
primrose-colored
creamcolored
yellow as a quince
yellow as a guinea
yellow as a crow's foot
warm
advancing
blue and red
bishop's purple;
aniline dyes
amethyst
purpure[Heraldry]
heliotrope
lividness
lividity
Adj. purple
violet
ultraviolet
plum-colored
lavender
lilac
puce
mauve
livid
garter-blue
watchet|
[Pigments] ultramarine
smalt
cobalt
cyanogen[Chemsub]
Prussian
blue
indigo
lapis lazuli
sapphire
turquoise
blueness
bluishness
bloom
Adj. blue
azure
cerulean
sky-blue
sky-colored
sky-dyed;
powder blue
bluish
atmospheric
retiring
cold
red and yellow
gold
or
flame
[Pigments] ocher
cadmium
cardinal bird
cardinal flower
cardinal grosbeak
cardinal lobelia[a
flowering plant]
V. gild
warm
Adj. orange
orange-colored
gold-colored
flame-colored
copper-colored
brass-colored
apricot-colored
warm
hot
glowing