light-colored

1. 1.

   (used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent

   “light blue”

   “light colors such as pastels”

   “a light-colored powder”

   Synonymslight

   Similarpalepalishpastelpowdery

Questions about light-colored

What does light-colored mean?

light-colored means "(used of color) having a relatively small amount of coloring agent".

How many syllables are in light-colored?

light-colored has 3 syllables: light--colo-red. The stress falls on "light-".

What is another word for light-colored?

Close synonyms include light. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is light-colored a common word?

light-colored is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.