complementary

• Beschreibt etwas, das etwas anderes ergänzt oder verbessert; oft verwendet im Zusammenhang mit Farben, Beziehungen oder Dienstleistungen.

Describes something that completes or enhances something else by providing what is lacking or by adding a positive quality.

1. Completing or enhancingB2formal

   Serving to complete or enhance something else, often by providing what is lacking.

   Ergänzend

   • The two colors are complementary and look great together.
   • Their skills are complementary, making them a strong team.
   • The wine was complementary to the cheese platter.

   Synonymeadditionalcompletingcoordinatingcorrespondingmatchingmutualreciprocalsupplementarysupporting

   Antonymeconflictingcontradictoryincompatible

2. Free of chargeB1formal

   Given or supplied as a free bonus or courtesy.

   Kostenlos

   • The hotel offers a complementary breakfast to all guests.
   • We received complementary tickets to the concert.
   • The spa provides complementary towels and slippers.

   Synonymecomplimentarycourtesyfreefree of chargegratis

• Substantiv, das eine der beiden Farben bezeichnet, die sich im Farbkreis gegenüberliegen und beim Mischen von Licht Weiß bzw. bei Pigmenten einen neutralen Grauton ergeben.

A noun referring to one of two chromatic colors that, when combined, produce white light or a neutral gray in pigments.

1. Complementary colorB2formal

   Either one of two chromatic colors that when mixed together give white (in the case of lights) or grey (in the case of pigments).

   Komplementärfarbe

   • Red and green are complementary colors in the context of light.
   • The artist used complementary colors to create contrast.
   • When mixing pigments, blue and orange are considered complementary.

   Synonymecomplementopposite