aureate [awr-ee-it, -eyt]

adjective:
1 of a golden colour or brilliance
2 brilliant; splendid
2 marked by grandiloquent and rhetorical style

Examples:

To trace and record the historical narratives of the progeny of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s courtiers is a Sisyphean task. Yet, Bansal manages to capture the very quintessence of the aureate ( Read more... )

Tuesday, Apr. 30, 2019

White (adjective, noun, verb)
white [hwahyt, wahyt]

adjective1. of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light ( Read more... )

Tuesday, Apr. 23, 2019

Black (adjective, noun, verb, adverb)
black [blak]

adjective
1. lacking hue and brightness; absorbing light without reflecting any of the rays composing it.
2. characterized by absence of light; enveloped in darkness: a black night.
3. (sometimes initial capital letter) a. pertaining or belonging to any of the various ( Read more... )

Tuesday, Apr. 16, 2019

Orange (noun, adjective)
or·ange [awr-inj, or-]

noun1. a globose, reddish-yellow, bitter or sweet, edible citrus fruit ( Read more... )

Tuesday, Apr. 9, 2019

Green (adjective)
green [green]

adjective
1. of the color of growing foliage, between yellow and blue in the spectrum: green leaves.
2. covered with herbage or foliage; verdant: green fields.
3. characterized by the presence of verdure.
4. made of green vegetables, as lettuce, spinach, endive, or chicory: a green salad.5. ( Read more... )

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Red (noun, adjective, idiom)
red [red]

noun
1. any of various colors resembling the color of blood; the primary color at one extreme end of the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 610 and 780 nm.
2. something red.
3. (often initial capital letter) a radical leftist in politics, especially a ( Read more... )

Corbeau
adjective

Pronunciation:
[kɔʁbo]

Definition:
French for "raven". In English used to refer to a black-green colour similar to the sheen of oil, or that of a raven's feathers.

Etymology:
From the Latin corvus meaning raven.

Usage:

"After finishing her greatest painting yet, "Green Cow Travels Through Black Hole" Alison marvelled ( Read more... )