The Color Wheel Word Search
This The Color Wheel word search hides 12 words on a 15×15 grid — the terms and ideas of a school subject. Trace each one with a finger or mouse and it locks in as soon as the whole word is covered. No signup, no download.
Words to find: COLOR, PRIMARY, SECONDARY, TERTIARY, SHADE, TINT, TONE, VALUE, SATURATION, COMPLEMENTARY, ANALOGOUS, MONOCHROMATIC.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
The Color Wheel word list, defined
- COLOR /ˈkʌlər/ · noun
- The property of an object or light that produces different sensations in the eye depending on the wavelengths reflected or emitted, such as red, blue, or green. More broadly, it refers to pigments, dyes, or paints used to produce such effects. Related: hue, shade, tint, tone.
- PRIMARY /ˈpraɪməri/ · adjective; noun
- Chief or principal in importance; first or earliest in a sequence or system. As a noun, a primary is an election used to select candidates for a later election. Related: main, chief, principal, leading.
- SECONDARY /ˈsiːkəndəri/ (British); /ˈsɛkəndɛri/ (US) · adjective; noun
- Secondary means subordinate in importance, rank, or priority, or occurring after the first or primary stage of a process. As a noun, especially in British English, it refers to a secondary school. Related: subordinate, less important, auxiliary, secondary-level.
- TERTIARY /ˈtɜː.ʃər.i/ · adjective & noun
- Third in rank, order, stage, or degree. The word is especially used for education beyond secondary school, specialist healthcare, and the most severe degree of burns. Related: third, third-level, third-order, postsecondary.
- SHADE /ʃeɪd/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a shade is an area protected from light or heat, a particular degree or quality of a color, or a slight variation in meaning or character. As a verb, to shade means to protect something from light or heat, reduce the intensity of light, or vary gradually from one color or degree to another. Related: shadow, darkness, hue, tint.
- TINT /tɪnt/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, a tint is a slight shade or trace of a color, or a faint quality or characteristic. As a verb, it means to give something a slight color or to affect it subtly. Related: hue, shade, color, coloration.
- TONE /təʊn/ (British), /toʊn/ (US) · noun, verb
- Tone is the particular quality or pitch of a sound, especially a voice or musical note, and can also refer to the manner or character of speech, writing, or behavior. As a verb, it means to alter or moderate a sound, voice, message, or style. Related: manner, attitude, pitch, timbre.
- VALUE /ˈvæljuː/ · noun and verb
- Value means the importance, usefulness, or worth of something; it can also refer to the monetary worth assigned to a person, object, service, or idea. As a verb, it means to regard something as important or worthwhile, or to estimate its worth. Related: worth, importance, significance, merit.
- SATURATION /ˌsætʃəˈreɪʃən/ · noun
- The state of being completely or maximally filled, occupied, or concentrated; the point at which no more can be absorbed, admitted, or accommodated. Related: fullness, repletion, saturation level, saturation point.
- COMPLEMENTARY /ˌkɒmplɪˈmɛnt(ə)ri/ · adjective
- Combining in such a way as to enhance or emphasize the qualities of each other; forming a complete or satisfying whole when taken together. In mathematics and genetics, it also describes things that together make up a whole, such as angles that sum to 90 degrees. Related: matching, harmonizing, corresponding, reciprocal.
- ANALOGOUS /əˈnæləɡəs/ · adjective
- Comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that clarifies or illuminates something; corresponding in function or structure to something else but not identical in form or origin. Related: comparable, corresponding, similar, parallel.
- MONOCHROMATIC /ˌmɒnəʊkrəˈmætɪk/ (British); /ˌmɑːnəkroʊˈmætɪk/ (US) · adjective
- Having or using only one color or hue. In figurative use, characterized by a lack of variety, richness, or contrast. Related: monochrome, monochromic, single-coloured, uniform.
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