English Explanatory Dictionary

pigment

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any color in plant or animal cells.
  2. A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder.
  3. Wine flavoured with spices and honey.
verb
  1. To add color or pigment to something.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɪɡ.mənt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-pigment.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-pigment.wav /ˈpəɡ.mənt/

Word forms

pigment pigments pigmenting pigmented

Etymology

From Middle English pigment, from Latin pigmentum (“pigment”), itself from pingō (“to paint”) + -mentum; variants of this word may have been known in Old English (e.g. 12th century pyhmentum). Doublet of pimiento, pimento, and piment.

Derived words

accessory pigment azo pigment bile pigment biopigment copigment cytopigment depigment fugitive pigment interpigment lake pigment lipopigment nonpigment phaeopigment pheopigment photopigment phytopigment pigmental pigmentary pigmentate pigment dispersion syndrome pigmentize pigmentless pigmentlike pigmentocracy pigmentous pigmenturia respiratory pigment pigmentation repigment
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