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Color [classifying]
A Color serves as a landmark in color-space, either a point-like landmark (e.g. burnt sienna) or a broader region (e.g. blue). Especially when the Color designates a broad region in color-space, it may be defined with a specific Type, further specified by comparison to the color of a Comparand, modified by a Color_qualifier, or evaluated with a Descriptor. All color words are generally used to specify the color of some (physical) Entity.
I really like that shade of [blue|Color].
The welts on his side had already turned an angry [red|Color].
The room was bathed in a soft [pink|Color] light.
They promptly set up a zillion bright [vermilion|Color] pavilions.
His face and hands were [brown|Color] from a life spent in the bright sun of the fields.
I really like that shade of [blue|Color].
The welts on his side had already turned an angry [red|Color].
The room was bathed in a soft [pink|Color] light.
They promptly set up a zillion bright [vermilion|Color] pavilions.
His face and hands were [brown|Color] from a life spent in the bright sun of the fields.
Properties
- ID
- #423
- Entry
- frm_color
- Namespace
- Attribute.Classifying
- FrameNet version
- Color (fn_1.7_2023)
- Domains
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- Types
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- Ontological type
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- English name
- Color
Core Frame Elements (2)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Color |
A position in color-space, generally used to describe the quality of some Entity.
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| Entity |
This FE identifies the Entity described by the Color.
His jacket was absolutely green. |
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Peripheral Frame Elements (7)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attribute |
The aspect of the Entity which is under discussion, namely color.
The wine is bright red in color|att with aromas of red fruits, toasted almond, clove and orange peel. |
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| Cause |
The state of affairs that the Color is dependent on.
His face was red with anger. |
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| Color_qualifier |
A phrase that indicates the direction in color-space from the center of the region designated by the Color.
Its gill-flaps turn a sort of reddish|Qual orange when it has the disease. I told him not to use the dark|Qual brown, but he didn't listen. For a moment the whole sky turned bright|Qual pink. |
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| Comparand |
A physical entity (or type of physical entity) whose color is similar to the designated color. When this FE occurs with adjective targets, (a relatively rare circumstance) the Comparand also serves to specify a Type, which should be labeled on the second FE layer.
Her lips looked sunset|Comp red in the light of the single lamp. The ents stared out at us with eyes the deep green of the forest|Comp. |
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| Degree |
The closeness of the Entity 's color to the center of a Color prototype.
The plums are very|Degr red, and very ripe. |
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| Descriptor |
Some characteristic or judgment of a Color implicitly imposed by a speaker.
Her feathers were dyed a lovely|Desc purple for the occasion. |
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| Type |
This FE indicates what subtype of the general category of a Color is indicated.
It is said that the eyes of the prophet will be of the deepest azure blue. |
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Extra-thematic Frame Elements (1)
| Frame element | Definition | Semantic type | Constraint |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subregion |
The part of the Entity that has the indicated Color.
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Frame-Frame Relations (1)
Inheritance
Lexical Units (28)
| LU | Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| azure.a | — | FN: of a bright blue color. |
| beige.a | — | FN: of a pale sandy color. |
| black.a | — | COD: of the very darkest colour due to the absence of or complete absorption of light. |
| blue.a | — | COD: of a colour intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day. |
| brown.a | — | COD: of a colour produced by mixing red, yellow, and blue, as of dark wood or rich soil. |
| buff.a | — | FN: of a beige color tinted with yellow. |
| color.n | — | COD: the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light. |
| colored.a | — | FN: having been given a certain hue |
| crimson.a | — | FN: of a rich deep red color |
| ebony.a | — | FN: of a black or very dark brown color. |
| gray.a | — | COD: of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead. |
| green.a | — | COD: of the colour between blue and yellow in the spectrum; coloured like grass. |
| indigo.a | — | FN: of a colour between violet and blue. |
| maroon.a | — | FN: of a dark purple-red color. |
| mauve.a | — | FN: of a light puprlish-pink color |
| orange.a | — | COD: reddish yellow. |
| pink.a | — | COD: of a colour intermediate between red and white, as of coral or salmon. |
| pitchblack.a | — | FN: as black as pitch |
| puce.a | — | FN: of a dark brown-purple or red color. |
| purple.a | — | COD: of a color between red and blue. |
| red.a | — | COD: of a colour at the end of the spectrum next to orange and opposite violet, as of blood, fire, or rubies. |
| scarlet.a | — | FN: of a brilliant red. |
| tan.a | — | FN: of a a light orangish-brown color |
| turquoise.a | — | FN: of a greenish-blue color like the turquoise stone. |
| vermilion.a | — | FN: of a bright red color. |
| violet.a | — | FN: of a bluish-purple color at the end of the spectrum. |
| white.a | — | COD: of the colour of milk or fresh snow, due to the reflection of all visible rays of light. |
| yellow.a | — | COD: of the colour between green and orange in the spectrum, a primary subtractive colour complementary to blue; coloured like ripe lemons or egg yolks. |
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