coloring

coloring

noun

Definition of COLORING

1

a substance used to color other materials <added more coloring to the buttercream frosting to get the perfect shade of blue>

Synonyms color, colorant, coloring, dye, dyestuff, stain

Related Words tint, toner; cast, hue, shade, tinge

2

the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face <the pale coloring of people of Irish descent>

Synonyms color, coloring

Related Words shade, tint, tone; features, lineaments, looks; countenance, face, visage

3

the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts <the unexciting facts were given a sensational coloring in the local news>

Synonyms caricature, coloring, elaboration, embellishment, embroidering, embroidery, hyperbole, magnification, overstatement, padding, stretching

Related Words amplification, enhancement; fabrication, misrepresentation; fudging, hedging; hype, puffery; superlative

Near Antonyms belittlement, disparagement, minimizing, poor-mouthing

Antonyms meiosis, understatement