Synonyms of pigment

1. pigment, coloring material, colouring material, color, colour: usage: dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
2. pigment, coloring material, colouring material, color, colour: usage: any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
3. paint, pigment, coating, coat, coloring material, colouring material, color, colour: usage: a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating; "artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"

1. pigment, hue: usage: acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
2. pigment, color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in: usage: color or dye with a pigment; "pigment a photograph"