complementary

(noun, adjective)

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