colouring
noun [S] (APPEARANCE) UK (US coloring) /ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ/
/-ɚ-/ Definition
› the combined effect of a person's hair, skin, and eye colour: Their colouring is so totally different that you would never think they were sisters.Hair colourThe skin, and skin colour
(Definition of colouring noun (APPEARANCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- albino noun
- ashen adjective
- catch verb (BE TOUCHED BY)
- colour noun (APPEARANCE)
- colour noun (RACE)
- complexion noun (FACE)
- crevice noun
- florid adjective (RED)
- freckle-faced adjective
- gooseflesh noun
- pasty-faced adjective
- pore noun
- purple adjective (COLOUR)
- rubicund adjective
- seamed adjective
- sunburned adjective
- suntan noun
- tattoo verb
- wizened adjective
- wrinkle noun (LINE)
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