semichromity
Describing a visual state or quality characterized by partial coloration or muted chromatic intensity. It refers to an appearance that is neither fully monochrome nor fully saturated, often used to describe images or materials with limited color range.
예시
3 / 5The old photo had a certain semichromity to it, looking neither black and white nor fully colored.
The old picture looked partly colored, somewhere between monochrome and full color.
The preservation process resulted in a noticeable semichromity in the biological samples.
The way the samples were kept caused them to lose some color and appear only partially tinted.
I love the semichromity vibe of this filter; it makes everything look cool and vintage.
I like how this filter makes colors look muted and halfway between gray and bright.
어휘 가족
암기 팁
Think of 'semi' as 'half' and 'chrome' as the Google Chrome logo—but imagine the logo faded and halfway to grey.
빠른 퀴즈
The ______ filter gave the digital art a washed-out, historical appearance that appealed to the museum curators.
정답!
정답은: semichromity
예시
The old photo had a certain semichromity to it, looking neither black and white nor fully colored.
everydayThe old picture looked partly colored, somewhere between monochrome and full color.
The preservation process resulted in a noticeable semichromity in the biological samples.
formalThe way the samples were kept caused them to lose some color and appear only partially tinted.
I love the semichromity vibe of this filter; it makes everything look cool and vintage.
informalI like how this filter makes colors look muted and halfway between gray and bright.
Post-war cinematic styles often utilized semichromity to convey a sense of bleak realism.
academicMovies after the war used limited color to show a realistic, sad atmosphere.
Our brand's new aesthetic favors semichromity to differentiate ourselves from the neon-heavy competition.
businessOur company's new look uses toned-down colors to stand out from bright, flashy competitors.
어휘 가족
자주 쓰는 조합
자주 쓰는 구문
a touch of semichromity
a small amount of partial color
embracing semichromity
choosing to use muted or partial colors
the beauty of semichromity
the aesthetic appeal of limited coloration
자주 혼동되는 단어
Bichromity refers specifically to having two distinct colors, while semichromity refers to a general state of partial or muted coloration.
사용 참고사항
Use this word when describing artistic or technical visual states where color is present but not dominant or fully saturated. It is most frequently found in discussions of photography, digital design, and material science.
자주 하는 실수
Learners might confuse it with 'monochrome,' which means having no color at all, whereas semichromity implies that some pigment or color is still present.
암기 팁
Think of 'semi' as 'half' and 'chrome' as the Google Chrome logo—but imagine the logo faded and halfway to grey.
어원
Derived from the Latin prefix 'semi-' (half) combined with the Greek 'chroma' (color) and the English suffix '-ity' (denoting a state or quality).
문법 패턴
문화적 맥락
Often associated with the 'vintage' or 'lo-fi' aesthetic popular in 21st-century digital media and photography apps.
빠른 퀴즈
The ______ filter gave the digital art a washed-out, historical appearance that appealed to the museum curators.
정답!
정답은: semichromity
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