color

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noun

col·or ˈkə-lər How to pronounce color (audio)

plural colors

often attributive

: a phenomenon of light (such as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects

b(1)

: the aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation (see saturation sense 4) for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources

the changing color of the sky

also : a specific combination of hue, saturation, and lightness or brightness

comes in six colors

(2)

: a color other than and as contrasted with black, white, or gray

colors plural : clothing of a bright (see bright entry 1 sense 4) color : clothing that is neither dark nor light in color

Wash your colors separately from your darks and lights.

: something used to give color : pigment

: two or more hues employed in a medium of presentation

movies in color

: the use or combination of colors

: skin pigmentation other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white (see white entry 1 sense 2a)

The charges … allege that the social network discriminates based on color …

Shawn Knight

—often used with of

… the policy of treating youthful offenders as adults falls most heavily on those of color.

Kristin Choo

see also man of color, person of color, woman of color

: complexion tint:

: the tint characteristic of good health

… sat looking at her with wistful eyes, trying to see signs of hope in the faint color on Beth's cheeks.

Louisa May Alcott

: blush

: an identifying badge, pennant, or flag

—usually used in plural

a ship sailing under Swedish colors

: colored clothing distinguishing one as a member of a particular group or representative of a particular person or thing

—usually used in plural

a jockey wearing the colors of the stablewore his college colors to the game

: character, nature

—usually used in plural

showed himself in his true colors

colors plural : position as to a question or course of action : stand

… the USSR changed neither its colors nor its stripes during all of this …

Norman Mailer

: vividness or variety of effects of language

… that color and force of style which were later to make him outstanding among American editors …

Arthur Krock

: local color

: vitality, interest

The play had a good deal of color to it.

: analysis of game action or strategy, statistics and background information on participants, and often anecdotes provided by a sportscaster to give variety and interest to the broadcast of a game or contest

a color commentator

: an outward often deceptive show : appearance

His story has the color of truth.

: a legal claim to or appearance of a right, authority, or office

: a pretense offered as justification : pretext

the color for his action

: an appearance of authenticity : plausibility

lending color to this notion

colors plural

: a naval or nautical salute to a flag being hoisted or lowered

: armed forces

: the quality of timbre in music

the color and richness of the cello

: a small particle of gold in a gold miner's pan after washing

: a hypothetical property of quarks that differentiates each type into three forms having a distinct role in binding quarks together

color

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verb

colored; coloring; colors

transitive verb

: to give color to

: to change the color of (as by dyeing, staining, or painting)

She colors her hair.

: to change as if by dyeing or painting: such as

: influence

"The lives of most of us have been colored by politics … "

Christine Weston

: misrepresent, distort

a highly colored version of the facts

: gloss, excuse

color a lie

: characterize, label

… call it progress; color it inevitable with shades of job security

C. E. Price

intransitive verb

: to fill in a shape or picture outlined on a piece of paper using markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.

His granddaughter Fernanda sat at his side, coloring with crayons.

Charles Montgomery

: to take on color

specifically : blush

She colored at the mention of his name.

colorer

ˈkə-lər-ər How to pronounce color (audio)

noun

Example Sentences

Noun The color of blood is red. What color are your eyes? What color paint shall we use? Blue and green are my favorite colors. The pillows are all different colors. The room needs more color. In early summer the garden is full of color. She added color to her outfit with a bright scarf. His eyes were bluish-green in color. She's using a new lip color. Verb We colored the water with red ink. The children were busy coloring in their coloring books. My nephew colored a picture for me. The child colored the sky blue and the sun yellow. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Its most notable feature are front seats that differ in color from the rear seats.

Tribune News Service, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022 The first photo is black-and-white while the following snaps are in color, showing that the confetti is blue.

Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 Afterward, the grapes lay there for two weeks, caramelizing under the sun and turning golden-amber in color, before finally being pressed at the winery.

Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2022 The new footage, taken during a 2022 OceanGate expedition to the Titanic, gives viewers a glimpse of the vessel in vivid color, revealing the ship’s bow, portside anchor, hull and massive anchor chain.

Michelle Harris, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 For spring, skip blue denim and try out the trend in color with green, yellow or orange.

Jamila Stewart, Essence, 1 Sep. 2022 The Yodygaga Ribbed Seamless Yoga set is the kind of item that your favorite TikToker probably owns in every color.

Elizabeth Djinis, SELF, 31 Aug. 2022 The Emerald is perfect, intense in color, fascinating in its inclusions.

Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022 The clams typically have an outer shell that is yellow-green in color with white spots, and an inner shell that is purple.

Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 Aug. 2022

Verb

Shepherd’s show will make its debut Sept. 12, and at least a few involved worry that the demise of Williams’ show could color her successor’s entrance.

Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Aug. 2022 Gruman, who has two children, is eyeing it to create a dedicated place where her kids can color.

Lindsey M. Roberts, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 Kim said small businesses are the risk takers, rebels and people who color outside the lines and create change.

Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland, 28 July 2022 The work that creatives do, both on screen and off, help color our understanding of our communities and the world at large.

Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 July 2022 The directorial directive seems to be: Go nuts… but, actually, please just color within the lines.

A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2022 Working with Indeed, Floyd had access to production and post-production professionals, which afforded him the opportunity to color correct and craft sound design in a studio setting.

Addie Morfoot, Variety, 16 June 2022 Given a certain number of colors at your disposal, there are many ways to color the graph.

Quanta Magazine, 5 July 2022 Whether that legislation passes, and in what form, could largely color how advocates view progress on environmental initiatives in 2022, said Robin Clark, a Maryland staff attorney with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English colour, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin color, earlier colōs "color as a physical phenomenon, pigment, complexion, appearance," probably, assuming an original meaning "covering, outermost layer, appearance," going back to *ḱel-ōs, collective derivative from an Indo-European s-stem *ḱel-os "covering" (whence perhaps Sanskrit śaras- "skin on boiled milk, cream" and, from a thematic derivative, Old High German hulisa "hull of a legume"), derivative of a verbal base *ḱel- "cover, conceal" — more at conceal

Verb

Middle English colouren, borrowed from Anglo-French colurer, going back to Latin colōrāre, derivative of color color entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a

Kids Definition

color 1 of 2

noun

col·or ˈkə-lər How to pronounce color (audio)

: the appearance of a thing apart from size and shape when light strikes it

Red is the color of blood.

: skin pigmentation especially other than white

people of color

: the rosy tint of a light-skinned person's face

They still looked thin and tired, but color had returned to their cheeks.

Mary Pope Osborne, Christmas in Camelot

: blush entry 2 sense 1

Her embarrassment showed in the color rising in her face.

colors plural : an identifying flag

: interest entry 1 sense 2

Details added color to his story.

color

2 of 2

verb

colored; coloring

: to give color to

: to change the color of

She colored her hair.

: to fill in the outlines of a shape or picture with color

: to take on or change color : blush

He colored in anger.

: influence entry 2

I won't let these rumors color my opinion.

Medical Definition

color

noun

col·or

variants or chiefly British colour

ˈkəl-ər

: a phenomenon of light (as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects

: the aspect of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources

: a hue as contrasted with black, white, or gray

: complexion tint

especially : the tint characteristic of good health

单词	colors
释义	color 1 of 2 noun col·or ˈkə-lər plural colors often attributive 1 a : a phenomenon of light (such as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects b(1) : the aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation (see saturation sense 4) for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources the changing color of the sky also : a specific combination of hue, saturation, and lightness or brightness comes in six colors (2) : a color other than and as contrasted with black, white, or gray c colors plural : clothing of a bright (see bright entry 1 sense 4) color : clothing that is neither dark nor light in color Wash your colors separately from your darks and lights. 2 : something used to give color : pigment 3 a : two or more hues employed in a medium of presentation movies in color b : the use or combination of colors 4 : skin pigmentation other than and especially darker than what is considered characteristic of people typically defined as white (see white entry 1 sense 2a) The charges … allege that the social network discriminates based on color … Shawn Knight —often used with of … the policy of treating youthful offenders as adults falls most heavily on those of color. Kristin Choo see also man of color, person of color, woman of color 5 : complexion tint: a : the tint characteristic of good health … sat looking at her with wistful eyes, trying to see signs of hope in the faint color on Beth's cheeks. Louisa May Alcott b : blush 6 a : an identifying badge, pennant, or flag —usually used in plural a ship sailing under Swedish colors b : colored clothing distinguishing one as a member of a particular group or representative of a particular person or thing —usually used in plural a jockey wearing the colors of the stablewore his college colors to the game 7 a : character, nature —usually used in plural showed himself in his true colors b colors plural : position as to a question or course of action : stand … the USSR changed neither its colors nor its stripes during all of this … Norman Mailer 8 a : vividness or variety of effects of language … that color and force of style which were later to make him outstanding among American editors … Arthur Krock b : local color 9 : vitality, interest The play had a good deal of color to it. 10 : analysis of game action or strategy, statistics and background information on participants, and often anecdotes provided by a sportscaster to give variety and interest to the broadcast of a game or contest a color commentator 11 a : an outward often deceptive show : appearance His story has the color of truth. b : a legal claim to or appearance of a right, authority, or office c : a pretense offered as justification : pretext the color for his action d : an appearance of authenticity : plausibility lending color to this notion 12 colors plural a : a naval or nautical salute to a flag being hoisted or lowered b : armed forces 13 : the quality of timbre in music the color and richness of the cello 14 : a small particle of gold in a gold miner's pan after washing 15 : a hypothetical property of quarks that differentiates each type into three forms having a distinct role in binding quarks together color 2 of 2 verb colored; coloring; colors transitive verb 1 a : to give color to b : to change the color of (as by dyeing, staining, or painting) She colors her hair. 2 : to change as if by dyeing or painting: such as a : influence "The lives of most of us have been colored by politics … " Christine Weston b : misrepresent, distort a highly colored version of the facts c : gloss, excuse color a lie 3 : characterize, label … call it progress; color it inevitable with shades of job security C. E. Price intransitive verb 1 : to fill in a shape or picture outlined on a piece of paper using markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc. His granddaughter Fernanda sat at his side, coloring with crayons. Charles Montgomery 2 : to take on color specifically : blush She colored at the mention of his name. colorer ˈkə-lər-ər noun Synonyms Noun cast hue shade tincture tinge tint tone Verb bepaint [archaic] dye paint pigment stain tincture tinge tint See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun The color of blood is red. What color are your eyes? What color paint shall we use? Blue and green are my favorite colors. The pillows are all different colors. The room needs more color. In early summer the garden is full of color. She added color to her outfit with a bright scarf. His eyes were bluish-green in color. She's using a new lip color. Verb We colored the water with red ink. The children were busy coloring in their coloring books. My nephew colored a picture for me. The child colored the sky blue and the sun yellow. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun Its most notable feature are front seats that differ in color from the rear seats. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 10 Sep. 2022 The first photo is black-and-white while the following snaps are in color, showing that the confetti is blue. Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2022 Afterward, the grapes lay there for two weeks, caramelizing under the sun and turning golden-amber in color, before finally being pressed at the winery. Jess Lander, San Francisco Chronicle, 7 Sep. 2022 The new footage, taken during a 2022 OceanGate expedition to the Titanic, gives viewers a glimpse of the vessel in vivid color, revealing the ship’s bow, portside anchor, hull and massive anchor chain. Michelle Harris, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Sep. 2022 For spring, skip blue denim and try out the trend in color with green, yellow or orange. Jamila Stewart, Essence, 1 Sep. 2022 The Yodygaga Ribbed Seamless Yoga set is the kind of item that your favorite TikToker probably owns in every color. Elizabeth Djinis, SELF, 31 Aug. 2022 The Emerald is perfect, intense in color, fascinating in its inclusions. Evan Nicole Brown, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Aug. 2022 The clams typically have an outer shell that is yellow-green in color with white spots, and an inner shell that is purple. Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 29 Aug. 2022 Verb Shepherd’s show will make its debut Sept. 12, and at least a few involved worry that the demise of Williams’ show could color her successor’s entrance. Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Aug. 2022 Gruman, who has two children, is eyeing it to create a dedicated place where her kids can color. Lindsey M. Roberts, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2022 Kim said small businesses are the risk takers, rebels and people who color outside the lines and create change. Sean Mcdonnell, cleveland, 28 July 2022 The work that creatives do, both on screen and off, help color our understanding of our communities and the world at large. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 20 July 2022 The directorial directive seems to be: Go nuts… but, actually, please just color within the lines. A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 9 May 2022 Working with Indeed, Floyd had access to production and post-production professionals, which afforded him the opportunity to color correct and craft sound design in a studio setting. Addie Morfoot, Variety, 16 June 2022 Given a certain number of colors at your disposal, there are many ways to color the graph. Quanta Magazine, 5 July 2022 Whether that legislation passes, and in what form, could largely color how advocates view progress on environmental initiatives in 2022, said Robin Clark, a Maryland staff attorney with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Scott Dance, Baltimore Sun, 28 Mar. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English colour, borrowed from Anglo-French, going back to Latin color, earlier colōs "color as a physical phenomenon, pigment, complexion, appearance," probably, assuming an original meaning "covering, outermost layer, appearance," going back to ḱel-ōs, collective derivative from an Indo-European s-stem ḱel-os "covering" (whence perhaps Sanskrit śaras- "skin on boiled milk, cream" and, from a thematic derivative, Old High German hulisa "hull of a legume"), derivative of a verbal base ḱel- "cover, conceal" — more at conceal Verb Middle English colouren,* borrowed from Anglo-French colurer, going back to Latin colōrāre, derivative of color color entry 1 First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Phrases Containing color a horse of a different color color-bearer color bar change color color coded color-blind color-field color commentator color line color model color phase color scheme earth color complementary color in (full) color for color false color local color man of color parti-color off-color poster color tertiary color red-green color blindness secondary color turn color woman of color tone color the color drained from someone's face color in color guard r-color color blindness color wheel primary color in living color oil color three-color person of color color filter color temperature broke the color bar broke the color line See More a horse of a different color color-bearer color bar change color color coded color-blind color-field color commentator color line color model color phase color scheme earth color complementary color in (full) color for color false color local color man of color parti-color off-color poster color tertiary color red-green color blindness secondary color turn color woman of color tone color the color drained from someone's face color in color guard r-color color blindness color wheel primary color in living color oil color three-color person of color color filter color temperature broke the color bar broke the color line See More Kids Definition color 1 of 2 noun col·or ˈkə-lər 1 : the appearance of a thing apart from size and shape when light strikes it Red is the color of blood. 2 : skin pigmentation especially other than white people of color 3 : the rosy tint of a light-skinned person's face They still looked thin and tired, but color had returned to their cheeks. Mary Pope Osborne, Christmas in Camelot 4 : blush entry 2 sense 1 Her embarrassment showed in the color rising in her face. 5 colors plural : an identifying flag 6 : interest entry 1 sense 2 Details added color to his story. color 2 of 2 verb colored; coloring 1 : to give color to 2 : to change the color of She colored her hair. 3 : to fill in the outlines of a shape or picture with color 4 : to take on or change color : blush He colored in anger. 5 : influence entry 2 I won't let these rumors color my opinion. Medical Definition color noun col·or variants or chiefly British colour ˈkəl-ər 1 a : a phenomenon of light (as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects b : the aspect of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources c : a hue as contrasted with black, white, or gray 2 : complexion tint especially : the tint characteristic of good health Legal Definition color noun col·or : a legal claim to or appearance of a right or authority threats that gave color to an act of self-defense —usually used in the phrase under color of a police officer held liable for violating the plaintiff's civil rights under color of state law a second “search” under color of warrant W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel colors 1 of 2 noun plural of color 1 as in flag a piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling flew their country's colors atop the highest mast on the ship Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance flag banner pennant pendent ensign standard guidon streamer banderole pennon insignia pendant banderol tricolor black flag white flag bunting union jack jack gonfalon semaphore crest burgee badge coat of arms signaler Jolly Roger waft signaller 2 as in troops the combined army, air force, and navy of a nation she hopes to carry on the family tradition and serve with the colors Synonyms & Similar Words troops soldiers military armed forces service force servicemen armor reserves soldiery servicewomen defense rank and file militia gendarmery GIs men-at-arms GI's gendarmerie Antonyms & Near Antonyms civilians noncombatants 3 as in nature the set of qualities that makes a person, a group of people, or a thing different from others we saw his true colors during the emergency Synonyms & Similar Words nature personality tone self character characteristic complexion constitution composition clay disposition flavor spirit temperament feature essence genius distinctness trait uniqueness makeup interior individuality distinctiveness attribute property sort grain stamp temper soul singularity metal substance savor stuff hallmark habit way essentiality mark earmark savour point essentiality interiority colors 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of color 1 as in tints to give color or a different color to per the couple's request, the baker used natural ingredients like beet juice and turmeric to color the icing for the wedding cake Synonyms & Similar Words tints paints dyes pigments stains stripes brightens tinges tinctures patterns bepaints flecks mottles speckles marbles specks darkens streaks dapples lightens polychromes variegates embrowns checkers tones (down) striates daubs Antonyms & Near Antonyms bleaches decolorizes whitens blanches 2 as in pads to add to the interest of by including made-up details he gave a highly colored version of a rather mundane experience Synonyms & Similar Words pads exaggerates enhances embroiders embellishes hyperbolizes stretches expands satirizes caricatures emphasizes magnifies elaborates (on) stresses amplifies hedges overdraws plays up overemphasizes fleshes (out) fudges enlarges (on or upon) overdoes dresses up gussies up overstates overplays Antonyms & Near Antonyms minimizes understates belittles plays down 3 as in distorts to change so much as to create a wrong impression or alter the meaning of his news reporting is colored by his prejudices Synonyms & Similar Words distorts misrepresents slants twists cooks warps masks obscures misrelates garbles camouflages perverts disguises misstates falsifies fudges complicates censors mistakes misinterprets veils bends confuses misdescribes mistranslates whitewashes palters dissembles bowdlerizes fibs lies glosses (over) belies misspeaks mystifies equivocates prevaricates confounds mixes (up) Antonyms & Near Antonyms interprets explains illustrates illuminates spells out clears (up) clarifies deciphers See More 4 as in blushes to develop a rosy facial color (as from excitement or embarrassment) she colored after hearing the nasty remarks about her weight Synonyms & Similar Words blushes glows flushes crimsons blooms reddens turns color rouges ruddles incarnadines disconcerts mortifies abashes humiliates fazes chagrins discomfits embarrasses
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color

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