What is the defining quality of a thing? Sometimes it has many facets… take a look at these menus to describe your stuff!
This page is divided into various sub categories of descriptors. Many link to other pages with even more detail. Enjoy!
Colours
- red, rouge, ruddy, scarlet, vermilion, cinnabar,
- purple, violet, magenta, burgundy,
- blue, cerulean, cyan, indigo,
- yellow, sunny,
- bright, brilliant, neon,
- ecru, beige, tan, cream, light brown, taupe, buff, khaki,
- off-white, eggshell, white,
- black, jet,
- brown,
- gold, silver,
- neutral,
- green, lime, olive,
- natural, earthy,
- deep toned, rich, full, intense,
- light toned, pale,
- mellow, calm, serene, relaxing,
- balanced, in harmony, complimentary
- clashing, mismatched, tacky, incongruours
- ochre, pukey,
- orange, cinnabar, sunny,
- camoflauge, cameleon,
- rainbow, multicolored, dappled,
Textures
- rough, scratchy, coarse,
- fuzzy, furry, hairy, bushy,
- smooth,
- oily, greasy,
- silky, creamy,
- supple, fluid, fluent, flexible, bendable, compliant,
- rich,
- stiff, resistant, rigid, firm,
Size
- big, large, huge, gigantic, gargantuan, bigly, massive
- average, comfortable, commonplace,
- small, tiny, little, compact, minuscule, minute,
- microspopic, atomic,
Materials
- metal,
- wood,
- fabric,
- synthetic,
- natural,
- fibrous,
- liquid,
Qualities
- cheap, gaudy, tawdry, kitschy, poor, lowbrow,
- expensive, fine, rich,