coloured

adjective

UK /ˈkʌlə(r)d/

1
usually before nounred, green, orange etc instead of black and white or transparent
pieces of coloured paper
a coloured light bulb
a woman wearing a brightly coloured sari
Synonyms and related words
General words used to describe colours
ablaze
a riot of something
bleached
2
coloured hair has been treated with a chemical to make it a different colour
Synonyms and related words
Hair colour
a platinum blonde
auburn
blonde
3
offensivesomeone who is coloured is a black person. Older white people sometimes use this word thinking it is polite, but black people consider it offensive.
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe skin colour
a high colour
albino
(as) white as a sheet
4

Coloured
South Africana coloured person has a mixture of people from different races in their family background
Synonyms and related words
Words used to describe skin colour
a high colour
albino
(as) white as a sheet

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coloured

US /ˈkʌlərd/

the British spelling of colored

Synonyms and related words

Offensive words for people according to nationality or ethnicity

black

Canuck

colored

Synonyms and related words

Hair color

a platinum blonde

auburn

blond

Synonyms and related words

General words used to describe colors

ablaze

a riot of something

bleached

Synonyms and related words

Words used to describe skin color

a high color

albino

(as) white as a sheet

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Coloured

adjectiveSouth Africanoffensive

US /ˈkʌlərd/

1
a Coloured person has one parent or grandparent who is white and one who is not

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coloured

noun countable

UK /ˈkʌlə(r)d/

Word Forms

singular	coloured
plural	coloureds

1
offensivea black person
Synonyms and related words
Offensive words for people according to nationality or ethnicity
black
colored
coloured
2

Coloured
South Africansomeone who has a mixture of different races in their family background
Synonyms and related words
General words for races and nationalities
Aryan
black
blackness

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Coloured

noun countable South Africanoffensive

US /ˈkʌlərd/

Word Forms

singular	Coloured
plural	Coloureds

1
someone who has one parent or grandparent who is white and one who is not
Synonyms and related words
Offensive words for people according to nationality or ethnicity
black
Canuck
colored

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