Dye

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Homophones 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Transitive verb 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also

English

Homophones

• Di, die

Noun

dye (countable and uncountable; plural dyes)

1. A colorant, especially one that has an affinity to the substrate to which it is applied.

Synonyms

• color
• colorant
• tint
• pigment
• stain
• tincture

Translations

• Chinese: 染料

  värjäysaine , väri

• French: teinture f
• Italian: tintura f
• Japanese: 染料 (せんりょう , senryō)
• German: Färbemittel n
• Spanish: tinte m, tintura f

Transitive verb

to dye (present participle dyeing, past tense and past participle dyed)

1. To color/colour with dye.

Synonyms

• color
• tint
• stain
• shade
• streak

Translations

• Chinese: 染
• Finnish: värjätä , sävyttää
• French: teindre
• Italian: tingere
• German: färben
• Spanish: teñir

See also

• Wikipedia article on dye