Meaning & Definition of Pigment in English

1. Dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)

2. Any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color

3. A substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid)

• Dries to form a hard coating

• "Artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably"

1. Acquire pigment

• Become colored or imbued

2. Color or dye with a pigment

• "Pigment a photograph"