SILVERING Antonyms
Best Opposite Words For SILVERING
| Word | Save | Syns.. | Usage | Type | ||
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| blackening | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • changing to a darker color | ||||||
| darkening | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • changing to a darker color adjective satellite • becoming dark or darker as from waning light or clouding over | ||||||
| gilding | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a coating of gold or of something that looks like gold | ||||||
| rusting | verb, adjective v, adj | |||||
noun • the formation of reddish-brown ferric oxides on iron by low-temperature oxidation in the presence of water | ||||||
| tanning | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • process in which skin pigmentation darkens as a result of exposure to ultraviolet light • beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment • making leather from rawhide | ||||||
| bleaching | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • the whiteness that results from removing the color from something • an agent that makes things white or colorless • the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) verb • cause to become white or lighter in color • make whiter or lighter | ||||||
| bronzing | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • an alloy of copper and tin and sometimes other elements; also any copper-base alloy containing other elements in place of tin • a sculpture made of bronze adjective satellite • of the color of bronze • made from or consisting of bronze verb • give the color and appearance of bronze to something • get a tan, from wind or sun | ||||||
| coppering | verb v | |||||
verb • To sheathe or coat with copper. noun • The act of covering with copper. • An envelope or covering of copper. | ||||||
| dulling | verb, noun v, n | |||||
adjective • lacking in liveliness or animation • emitting or reflecting very little light • not keenly felt • not having a sharp edge or point adjective satellite • being or made softer or less loud or clear • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness • (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted • slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity • (of business) not active or brisk • blunted in responsiveness or sensibility • not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft • darkened with overcast verb • make dull in appearance • become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness • deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping • make numb or insensitive • make dull or blunt • become less interesting or attractive • make less lively or vigorous | ||||||
| graying | verb, noun, adjective v, n, adj | |||||
noun • a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black • English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965) • clothing that is a grey color • English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771) • any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey • American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806) • horse of a light gray or whitish color • United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888) • the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad adjective satellite • of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black • showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair • used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms) • intermediate in character or position verb • make grey • turn grey | ||||||