🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

Farbstoff

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈfaʁbʃtɔf

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Colorant/ˈkʌlərənt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Der Künstler verwendete einen natürlichen Farbstoff."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A substance used to give color to something.

    "The artist used a natural colorant made from beet juice to dye the fabric."
  2. 2

    A chemical compound that adds color to a product, often used in food, cosmetics, and textiles.

    "Many manufacturers are now opting for organic colorants in their food products."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'colorant' is derived from the Latin word 'colorare', meaning 'to color', combined with the suffix '-ant', which indicates an agent. The word has evolved in English since the late 19th century to refer specifically to substances used to impart color to materials.

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