complementary

Words with a similar base: complementary, complementary_color

'complementary'

[complementary_color.n.01] as in: either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)

Examples:
yellow and blue are complementaries

'complementary'

[complementary.s.01] as in: of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other

Examples:
`male' and `female' are complementary terms

'complementary'

[complemental.s.01] as in: acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)

Origins

					complementary (English)
├── -ary (English)
└── complement (English)
    └── complementum (Latin)

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