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color
/'kələr/
Synonyms of color Antonyms of color Examples of color Usage of color Parts of color Definition that contains color Words sounding like color Explanation of color

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Definitions of color
  1. noun
    any material used for its color
    "she used a different color for the trim"

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    coloring material colour colouring material
    type of:
    material stuff
  2. noun
    (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
    "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"

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    colour
    type of:
    variety kind sort form
  3. adjective
    having or capable of producing colors
    "color film" "he rented a color television" "marvelous color illustrations"

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    colour
    Opposite:
    black-and-white
  4. verb
    decorate with colors
    "color the walls with paint in warm tones"

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    colour emblazon
  5. verb
    give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
    "color a lie"

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    colour gloss
  6. verb
    change color, often in an undesired manner
    "The shirts discolored"

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    colour discolor discolour
    type of:
    change
  7. noun
    the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation

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    colour
  8. noun
    interest and variety and intensity
    "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"

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    colour vividness
  9. verb
    modify or bias
    "His political ideas color his lectures"

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    colour
  10. noun
    an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
    "the situation soon took on a different color"

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    colour gloss semblance
  11. noun
    the timbre of a musical sound
    "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"

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    coloration colour colouration
  12. noun
    a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
    "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light"

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    coloring colour colouring
    Opposite:
    colorlessness
    type of:
    visual property
  13. verb
    affect as in thought or feeling
    "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"

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    colour distort tinge
  14. verb
    add color to
    "The child colored the drawings" "Fall colored the trees" "colorize black and white film"

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    color in colorise colorize colour colour in colourise colourize
    Opposite:
    discolor
    type of:
    modify alter change
Examples of color
  • "she used a different color for the trim"
  • "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"
  • "color film"
  • "he rented a color television"
  • "marvelous color illustrations"
  • "color the walls with paint in warm tones"
  • "color a lie"
  • "The shirts discolored"
  • "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"
  • "His political ideas color his lectures"
  • "the situation soon took on a different color"
  • "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"
  • "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light"
  • "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"
  • "The child colored the drawings"
  • "Fall colored the trees"
  • "colorize black and white film"
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