colorativeadj.

Brit.

/ˈkʌl(ə)rətɪv/, U.S.

/ˈkəl(ə)rədɪv/

Forms: 1800s– colorative, 1800s– colourative.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin colōrāt- , colorāre , -ive suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin colōrāt-, past participial stem of colorāre colour v. + -ive suffix , after coloration n. Compare post-classical Latin colorativus productive of colour (13th cent. in a British source). O.E.D. Suppl. (1933) also gives the pronunciation (kǫ·lŏrĕtiv) /ˈkɒlərətɪv/.

1. That imparts colour; that changes the colour of something.

ΚΠ

1862 Chem. News 29 Mar. 172/1 That other colorative substances invariably do exist, the author has no doubt, but their existence is proportionally too small to much affect the physical appearance.

1935 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 30 Aug. 14/2 When a man reaches the scriptural age, his thoughts should dwell on other subjects than the possible colorative qualities of cholesterin ointment.

1989 R. Fournier & S. Fournier Sheet Metal Handbk. iv. 42/1 Metal is coated electrolytically with a protective or colorative oxide.

2. Of, relating to, or of the nature of colour or coloration. Now chiefly figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > [adjective]

colorific1751

chromatic1841

colorative1879

1879 Jrnl. Physiol. 2 295 The colourative test led to like result.

1894 W. S. B. Mathews Pop. Hist. Art Music ii. xiii. 161 Written with main consideration for the voice, the instrumental additions, if any, having never taken on a descriptive or colorative character.

1905 Westm. Gaz. 11 Mar. 4/2 The dingy greyness of its coat affords it a good colorative protection.

1922 Glasgow Herald 21 Jan. 7 Its exquisite colourative distinction.

1982 M. Mack Coll. in Himself I. v. iii. 367 The other form that Pope's colorative gift takes in the correspondence is considerably less ingratiating.

2006 M. E. Veal Dub ii. 74 Treating Jimmy Becker's simple, one-note, harmonica riff with distortion and equalization to great colorative effect.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	colorative
释义	colorativeadj. Brit. /ˈkʌl(ə)rətɪv/, U.S. /ˈkəl(ə)rədɪv/ Forms: 1800s– colorative, 1800s– colourative. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin colōrāt- , colorāre , -ive suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin colōrāt-, past participial stem of colorāre colour v. + -ive suffix , after coloration n. Compare post-classical Latin colorativus productive of colour (13th cent. in a British source). O.E.D. Suppl. (1933) also gives the pronunciation (kǫ·lŏrĕtiv) /ˈkɒlərətɪv/. 1. That imparts colour; that changes the colour of something. ΚΠ 1862 Chem. News 29 Mar. 172/1 That other colorative substances invariably do exist, the author has no doubt, but their existence is proportionally too small to much affect the physical appearance. 1935 Syracuse (N.Y.) Herald 30 Aug. 14/2 When a man reaches the scriptural age, his thoughts should dwell on other subjects than the possible colorative qualities of cholesterin ointment. 1989 R. Fournier & S. Fournier Sheet Metal Handbk. iv. 42/1 Metal is coated electrolytically with a protective or colorative oxide. 2. Of, relating to, or of the nature of colour or coloration. Now chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > [adjective] colorific1751 chromatic1841 colorative1879 1879 Jrnl. Physiol. 2 295 The colourative test led to like result. 1894 W. S. B. Mathews Pop. Hist. Art Music ii. xiii. 161 Written with main consideration for the voice, the instrumental additions, if any, having never taken on a descriptive or colorative character. 1905 Westm. Gaz. 11 Mar. 4/2 The dingy greyness of its coat affords it a good colorative protection. 1922 Glasgow Herald 21 Jan. 7 Its exquisite colourative distinction. 1982 M. Mack Coll. in Himself I. v. iii. 367 The other form that Pope's colorative gift takes in the correspondence is considerably less ingratiating. 2006 M. E. Veal Dub ii. 74 Treating Jimmy Becker's simple, one-note, harmonica riff with distortion and equalization to great colorative effect. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1862
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