colored

[ kuhl-erd ]

/ ˈkʌl ərd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR colored ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

having color.

Older Use: Offensive. belonging wholly or in part to any group of nonwhite people, especially to Black people.

Older Use: Offensive. pertaining to Black people.

influenced or biased: colored opinions.

specious; deceptive: The authorities detected a colored quality in her statement.

Botany. of some hue other than green.

noun

Older Use: Offensive.

a Black person.
the colored, Black people as a group.

Cape Colored.

Origin of colored

A Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at color, -ed³

usage note for colored

2, 3, 7. See Black¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM colored

half-colored, adjectiveun·col·ored, adjectiveun·col·ored·ly, adverbun·col·ored·ness, noun

un·der·col·ored, adjectivewell-colored, adjective

Words nearby colored

color code, color-coordinated, colorectal, colorectitis, colorectostomy, colored, colored stone, colorfast, colorfield, color filter, color force

Example sentences from the Web for colored

However it may be shaped, turned, colored--under every modification and at all times--wickedness must be its proper character.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus|American Anti-Slavery Society
The higher culture at 'colored universities' merely spoils a plough-hand or house-maid.
Your Negro Neighbor|Benjamin Brawley
The 'colored Mario's' voice is unequalled by any of the great operatic performers.
Music and Some Highly Musical People|James M. Trotter

单词	colored
释义	colored [ kuhl-erd ] / ˈkʌl ərd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR colored ON THESAURUS.COM adjective having color. Older Use: Offensive. belonging wholly or in part to any group of nonwhite people, especially to Black people. Older Use: Offensive. pertaining to Black people. influenced or biased: colored opinions. specious; deceptive: The authorities detected a colored quality in her statement. Botany. of some hue other than green. noun Older Use: Offensive. a Black person. the colored, Black people as a group. Cape Colored. Origin of colored A Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at color, -ed³ usage note for colored 2, 3, 7. See Black¹. OTHER WORDS FROM colored half-colored, adjectiveun·col·ored, adjectiveun·col·ored·ly, adverbun·col·ored·ness, noun un·der·col·ored, adjectivewell-colored, adjective Words nearby colored color code, color-coordinated, colorectal, colorectitis, colorectostomy, colored, colored stone, colorfast, colorfield, color filter, color force Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for colored However it may be shaped, turned, colored--under every modification and at all times--wickedness must be its proper character. The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus\|American Anti-Slavery Society The higher culture at 'colored universities' merely spoils a plough-hand or house-maid. Your Negro Neighbor\|Benjamin Brawley The 'colored Mario's' voice is unequalled by any of the great operatic performers. Music and Some Highly Musical People\|James M. Trotter Words related to colored glowing, tinted, flushed, shaded, hued, tinged, stained, washed, dyed, biased, partial, prepossessed, jaundiced, perverted, prejudiced, falsified, partisan, angled, misrepresented, warped
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