Meaning & Definition of Complementary in English
English⟶
Complementary
/kɑmpləmɛntri/
noun
1. Either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
- "Yellow and blue are complementaries"
synonym:
- complementary color,
- complementary
adjective
1. Of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other
- "`male' and `female' are complementary terms"
synonym:
- complementary
2. Acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
synonym:
- complemental,
- complementary,
- completing
Examples of using
They are highly complementary.