Word of the Day: Puce
Pronunciation: /pyoos/
Definition: (noun, adj)
1) a dark red or brownish purple color.
2) of a dark or brownish purple.
Etymology: late 18th century: from French, literally ‘flea(-color),’ from Latin pulex, pulic- .
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Word of the Day
Word of the Day: Smaragdine
Pronunciation: /smuh-rag-din/
Definition: (adj, noun)
1) emerald-green in color.
2) of or relating to emeralds.
3) Rare. smaragd.
Etymology: 1350-1400; Middle English: smaragd < Latin smaragdīnus < Greek smarágdinos, equivalent to smáragd (os) emerald + -inos -ine
Fun Fact of the Day
Fun Fact of the Day: If you open your eyes in a pitch-black room, the color you’ll see is called ‘eigengrau.’
Fun Fact of the Day
Fun Fact of the Day: Chromophobia, also known as chromatophobia is a persistent, irrational fear of colors. A severe form of this phobia can hinder daily activities and can make life self-limiting. People with chromophobia may correlate a distressing past event with a color.
Fun Fact of the Day
Fun Fact of the Day: Red-green color blindness is a recessive sex linked trait, which causes more men to be colorblind than women.
Fun Fact of the Day
Fun Fact of the Day: Various paint colors can help the body heal itself. For example, red can often help depressed people regain vigor, while green has been shown to relieve stress.
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