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Color:
Smoke


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Colors with the same hue:
Juniper
Forest green 
Spring green
Oxley
Emerald
Paris Green
Eton blue
Light Sage
Similar colors:
Xanadu
Nickel
Gun
Laurel
Feldgrau
Dusky
Oxley
Morning blue
Asparagus
Thyme
Russian green
Ebony
Ash gray
Cambridge blue
Pewter
Amazon
Patina
Viridian
Juniper
Serene Green
Seaweed
Rosemary
Eton blue
Forest green 
Clover
Artichoke
Bottle Green
Holly
Rifle green
Chromium
Words evoked by this color:
louche,  lingering,  blurred,  smuggle,  puffing,  steely,  high-rise,  structural,  material,  erecting,  metropolis,  machining,  welding,  welded,  cathodic,  countersink,  tensile,  lathe,  machinist,  galvanize,  equipping,  sheffield,  alloy,  towering,  tempered,  sheathed,  stiffened,  stiffer,  refinery,  rigid,  annealed,  clenched,  tightened,  tighten,  tightening,  titanic,  metallurgy,  alloying,  materials,  phalanx,  armour,  steele,  riveted,  withstand,  reinforcing,  tirelessly,  invulnerable,  unflinching,  unshakable,  pressurized
Literary analysis:
The word "smoke" in literature often carries layers of meaning, functioning as both a tangible presence and a rich metaphor. It may denote the physical aftermath of fire and chaos, as when a thick cloud obscures a room or signals ruin, evoking a sense of impending danger or loss ([1], [2]). At other times, smoke represents transient beauty or an elusive trace of memory, rising slowly to etch the sky with delicate wisps that hint at something fading away ([3]). In certain narratives, it even becomes a marker of character or mood—symbolizing habitual indulgence or the fleeting nature of human endeavors, whether in a quiet moment of reflection or amid the frenzy of conflict ([4], [5]). The imagery of smoke can also suggest transformation, as it swirls and mingles with its surroundings, blurring the lines between clarity and obscurity, vitality and decay. Whether serving as a vivid depiction of the physical world or a deeper emblem of internal states, smoke weaves a subtle yet powerful presence throughout literary works ([6]).
  1. The smoke above it had not yet dispersed.
    — from War and Peace by graf Leo Tolstoy
  2. They could see the smoke of the burning lint-stock.
    — from Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
  3. Over the Alban mountains the light of morning broke; From all the roofs of the Seven Hills curled the thin wreaths of smoke:
    — from Lays of Ancient Rome by Baron Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay
  4. I hardened my heart, and took the smoke-rocket from under my ulster.
    — from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
  5. "That's a fact," said Mr. Take-it-easy, carelessly puffing some smoke into my eyes.
    — from Mosses from an old manse by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  6. This coffee-room was a front parlour, the principal features of which were fresh sand and stale tobacco smoke.
    — from The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens


Colors associated with the word:
Gray 
Charcoal
Pewter
Silver 
Gunmetal
Graphite
Fog
Mist
Cloud
Stone
Flint
Lead
Soot
Dust
Haze
Words with similar colors:
fray,  gristle,  deprecating,  curtailed,  toppled,  insolvent,  faulted,  caveat,  spurious,  doubt,  elephant,  despondent,  diminish,  relinquish,  atrophy,  destitute,  skeptical,  dole,  astray,  occlusion
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