jewel tone
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.62 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The color of the room was green—a jewel tone in the carpet, pale green on the walls, a softly vivid green at the windows, draped across them in folds and swaths and great bows."
- "Jewel tones can be muted, as in the deep, dusty purple of ripening grapes or plums, but more often they are expressed as bright, pure, clear, saturated hues: amethyst, magenta, lapis, and greens that range from emerald to jade to malachite and turquoise — with an occasional burst of golden topaz."
- "Fabric, especially in frothy tones or deep jewel tones, is my favorite way to introduce sensuality into a room."