indigo

/ˈɪn.dɪˌɡəʊ/ /ˈɪndɪˌɡoʊ/

noun

A purplish-blue colour

Examples :

"The artist used indigo to paint the twilight sky in her picture. "

color

noun

An indigo-colored dye obtained from certain plants (the indigo plant or woad), or a similar synthetic dye.

Examples :

"The artist used indigo dye to color the fabric for her new painting. "

color material substance plant

noun

An indigo plant, such as from species in genera Indigofera, Amorpha (false indigo), Baptisia (wild indigo), and Psorothamnus and Dalea (indigo bush).

Examples :

"The farmer grew indigo in his field to produce natural dye for clothing. "

plant biology nature agriculture

adjective

Having a deep purplish-blue colour

Examples :

"The artist used indigo paint to create a deep blue sky in her painting. "

color appearance

Meanings

Examples :

"The artist used indigo to paint the twilight sky in her picture. "

Examples :

"The artist used indigo dye to color the fabric for her new painting. "

Examples :

"The farmer grew indigo in his field to produce natural dye for clothing. "

Examples :

"The artist used indigo paint to create a deep blue sky in her painting. "

Related Words

painting verb

To apply paint to.

natural noun

A native inhabitant of a place, country etc.

picture noun

A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, by drawing, painting, printing, photography, etc.

species noun

Type or kind. (Compare race.)

obtained verb

To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.

colored verb

To give something color.

certain noun

(with "the") Something certain.

produce verb

To yield, make or manufacture; to generate.

clothing verb

To adorn or cover with clothing; to dress; to supply clothes or clothing.

similar noun

That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in quality, form, etc.

synthetic noun

A synthetic compound.

twilight noun

The soft light in the sky seen before the rising and (especially) after the setting of the sun, occasioned by the illumination of the earth’s atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their reflection on the earth.