Wordnik.com: Chromonyms: Comments

Comment by thesaraheffect, 2 months ago

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:57:19 +0000

Would rust qualify?

Edit: read first, speak later

Comment by mollusque, 7 months ago

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:57:31 +0000

Thanks, madmouth. I can't find anthracite defined as a color noun, but CDC1 has it as a color adjective, "coal-blank".

Comment by madmouth, 7 months ago

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 02:41:54 +0000

how about anthracite?

Comment by mollusque, 8 months ago

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 23:52:11 +0000

Thanks, myth. I haven't paid much attention to the color articles on Wikipedia yet. I'm still wading through MW3 and OED2, since my criterion for listing is that the color name must appear in a dictionary.

(By the way, there are instructions for making external hyperlinks in the fine print immediately above the comment box.)

Comment by myth, 8 months ago

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:24:37 +0000

Have you seen these for reference?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shades_of_blue
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shades_of_green
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shades_of_yellow
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shades_of_red
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Shades_of_pink
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_colors

I like that they show the actual color. I was thinking of doing something similar. It's easy to confuse colors, so it would be interesting to see the colors next to different authors' quotes. They might also be categorized by emotion. If someone is mad versus embarrassed would different shades of red get across the emotion better?

Comment by mollusque, about 1 year ago

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 00:56:28 +0000

Sarra, I was thinking carmine : cochineal :: scarlet : kermes, also made from scale insects. That's the only question that requires knowledge of obscure words. The others generally can be solved by scanning the list. (Jacqueminot is obscure, but the meaning is not the key to the solution.)

Sionnach, there's a clue about the fake word on my profile. And I can sympathize now with keeping attention focused on a quiz. I'll get back to work on your Quiz Time 4, but after my performance so far, I agree with trivet: "I don't know if my brain stops at the same stations as yours".

Comment by sarra, about 1 year ago

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 17:17:49 +0000

You'll have to tell me what you had in mind, if someone else doesn't guess.

Comment by mollusque, about 1 year ago

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:42:33 +0000

7) Cobalt is close in terms of color, but not in terms of pattern.

8) Correct! Even better, it's not the answer I had in mind, but the analogy is exactly the same. And best, I didn't have lac on my list. Thanks, sarra!

Comment by sarra, about 1 year ago

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:30:44 +0000

8) lac, I think.
Oh, and 7) cobalt?

Comment by sarra, about 1 year ago

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:26:35 +0000

An intriguing quiz — I'll be reading a lot about this!

Comment by mollusque, about 1 year ago

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:37:37 +0000

Color Quiz
1) A pair of chromonyms that are anagrams.
2) A pair of chromonyms that are anagrams and antonyms.
3) A pair of chromonyms that are homonyms but not synonyms.
4) A chromonym that changes to another by adding a letter.
5) A chromonym made obsolete by technology.
6) A chromonym that is a Wordie's screen name.
7) black : jet :: blue : ?
8) carmine : cochineal :: scarlet : ?
9) red : jacqueminot :: green : ?
10) Which word on this list is a fake (not defined as a color in a dictionary)? Hint: the word was already on Wordie when I listed it.

Some of these have more than one answer.

Comment by mollusque, about 1 year ago

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:32:49 +0000

Thanks for reminding me, sionnach! I planted that seed when I first created the list, but then forgot about it. And it's perfect that you are the one to remind me, because it's time for a Color Quiz!

Comment by sionnach, about 1 year ago

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 15:53:47 +0000

Which is the fake? Enquiring minds need to know.

Comment by palooka, over 2 years ago

Tue, 06 Nov 2007 05:03:46 +0000

What a list! Favorited.