flesh-colored (C1)
adjective
Definition
flesh-colored means of the color of flesh, especially a white person's skin. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as flesh-colored.
A flesh-colored tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became flesh-colored after the announcement.
How to Use flesh-colored
- flesh-colored + noun (collocation)
- Use flesh-colored before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a flesh-colored reaction."
- become flesh-colored (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became flesh-colored near the end."
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