peachy-coloured

Thân thiện

The artist mixed a peachy-coloured paint for the sunset sky.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a color similar to that of a peach: Describes something that has a soft, warm, pinkish-orange or yellowish-pink color, reminiscent of the outer skin of a ripe peach fruit.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The walls were painted a lovely peachy-coloured hue.
  • She wore a peachy-coloured scarf that complemented her complexion.
  • The sky at dawn turned a beautiful peachy-coloured pink.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Nuance: The term often carries connotations of softness, warmth, and a pleasing, gentle appearance, not just a specific point on the color spectrum.
  • The artist used peachy-coloured tones to give the portrait a feeling of warmth and vitality.

Variants and Related Words

• Peachy (adj): Can informally mean excellent or fine, but in a descriptive context, it can also mean peach-colored.
  • The room was decorated in peachy tones.
• Peach-colored (adj): A more common variant with the same meaning.
  • She prefers peach-colored lipstick.

Synonyms

• Peach-colored: Having the color of a peach.
• Salmon: A pinkish-orange color, sometimes similar to peachy.
• Coral: A reddish or pinkish-orange, often brighter than peachy.

Antonyms

• Colorless: Lacking color.
• Drab: Dull, muted, or lacking brightness in color (e.g., grey, brown).
• Cool-toned: Having colors like blue, green, or violet, as opposed to warm peach tones.

Notes on Usage

• The hyphen in "peachy-coloured" (or "peachy-colored" in American English) is standard for compound adjectives formed with a noun + "-coloured".
• This is a descriptive term primarily used in visual contexts like fashion, design, and art.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of something resembling a peach in color

Từ đồng nghĩa

• peachy
• peachy-colored