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Colour

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Noun

1. color, coloring material, colour, colouring material

any material used for its color

Example Sentences:
'she used a different color for the trim'

2. color, colour, people of color, people of colour

a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)

3. color, colour

(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction

Example Sentences:
'each flavor of quarks comes in three colors'

4. color, colour, vividness

interest and variety and intensity

Example Sentences:
'the Puritan Period was lacking in color'
'the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness'

5. color, coloration, colour, colouration

the timbre of a musical sound

Example Sentences:
'the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music'

6. color, coloring, colour, colouring

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

Example Sentences:
'a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light'

7. color, colour, gloss, semblance

an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

Example Sentences:
'he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity'
'he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction'
'the situation soon took on a different color'

8. color, colour

the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation

Verb

9. color, colour

modify or bias

Example Sentences:
'His political ideas color his lectures'

10. color, colour, emblazon

decorate with colors

Example Sentences:
'color the walls with paint in warm tones'

11. color, colour, gloss

give a deceptive explanation or excuse for

Example Sentences:
'color a lie'

12. color, colour, distort, tinge

affect as in thought or feeling

Example Sentences:
'My personal feelings color my judgment in this case'
'The sadness tinged his life'

13. color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize

add color to

Example Sentences:
'The child colored the drawings'
'Fall colored the trees'
'colorize black and white film'

14. color, colour, discolor, discolour

change color, often in an undesired manner

Example Sentences:
'The shirts discolored'

Adjective

15. color, colour

having or capable of producing colors

Example Sentences:
'color film'
'he rented a color television'
'marvelous color illustrations'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Colour

see synonyms of colour
noun
1. 
a. 
an attribute of things that results from the light they reflect, transmit, or emit in so far as this light causes a visual sensation that depends on its wavelengths
b. 
the aspect of visual perception by which an observer recognizes this attribute
c. 
the quality of the light producing this aspect of visual perception
d. 
(as modifier)
colour vision
2. Also called: chromatic colour
a. 
a colour, such as red or green, that possesses hue, as opposed to achromatic colours such as white or black
b. 
(as modifier)
a colour television
a colour film
Compare black-and-white (sense 2)
3. 
a substance, such as a dye, pigment, or paint, that imparts colour to something
4. 
a. 
the skin complexion of a person, esp as determined by race
b. 
(as modifier)
colour prejudice
colour problem
5. 
the use of all the hues in painting as distinct from composition, form, and light and shade
6. 
the quantity and quality of ink used in a printing process
7. 
the distinctive tone of a musical sound; timbre
8. 
vividness, authenticity, or individuality
period colour
9. 
semblance or pretext (esp in the phrases take on a different colour, under colour of)
10. US
a precious mineral particle, esp gold, found in auriferous gravel
11. physics
one of three characteristics of quarks, designated red, blue, or green, but having no relationship with the physical sensation
12.  of color
verb
13. 
to give or apply colour to (something)
14. (transitive)
to give a convincing or plausible appearance to (something, esp to that which is spoken or recounted)
to colour an alibi
15. (transitive)
to influence or distort (something, esp a report or opinion)
anger coloured her judgment
16. (intransitive; often foll by up)
to become red in the face, esp when embarrassed or annoyed
17. (intransitive)
(esp of ripening fruit) to change hue

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Colour

see synonyms of colour
noun, verb transitive, verb intransitive
British
color

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Colour

see synonyms of colour
n. & v.
Chiefly British
Variant of color.

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