complementary
adjective
1. of words or propositions so related that each is the negation of the other
- `male' and `female' are complementary terms
Similar word(s): antonymous
2. acting as or providing a complement (something that completes the whole)
Similar word(s): additive, complemental, completing
noun
1. either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments)
- yellow and blue are complementaries
Definition categories: attribute