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colour

/ colour /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person''s perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
Type of:
appearance visual aspect
verb Sense 2
modify or bias
"His political ideas color his lectures"
Type of:
influence act upon work
Derived:
coloring material colouring material color
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 3
decorate with colors
"color the walls with paint in warm tones"
Type of:
decorate adorn grace
Kinds of:
miniate
Derived:
coloring material colouring material color colorist coloration
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
gloss or excuse
"color a lie"
Type of:
apologize apologise excuse
Derived:
semblance gloss color
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
adjective Sense 5
having or capable of producing colors
"color film"
"he rented a color television"
"marvelous color illustrations"
Opposites:
black-and-white black and white(p)
Domain:
photography picture taking
noun Sense 6
a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
Type of:
race
noun Sense 7
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
Type of:
kind sort form
Domain:
particle physics high-energy physics high energy physics
noun Sense 8
interest and variety and intensity
"the Puritan Period was lacking in color"
Type of:
interest interestingness
noun Sense 9
the timbre of a musical sound
"the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"
Type of:
timbre timber quality
noun Sense 10
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"
Opposites:
colorlessness colourlessness achromatism
Type of:
visual property
Kinds of:
heather mixture heather shade tint tincture
Derived:
color colorize colorise colourise colourize
verb Sense 11
change color, often in an undesired manner
"The shirts discolored"
Type of:
change
Kinds of:
blush crimson flush redden pale
Derived:
color coloring colouring coloring material colouring material
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 12
affect as in thought or feeling
"My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"
"The sadness tinged his life"
Type of:
affect impact bear upon
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun Sense 13
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
"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"
Type of:
appearance visual aspect
Kinds of:
color of law colour of law simulacrum face value guise
Derived:
color gloss
noun Sense 14
any material used for its color
"she used a different color for the trim"
Type of:
material stuff
Kinds of:
paint indicator mordant dye dyestuff
Derived:
color emblazon discolor discolour
verb Sense 15
add color to
"The child colored the drawings"
"Fall colored the trees"
"colorize black and white film"
Opposites:
discolor
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
blackwash motley parti-color polychrome polychromize
Derived:
coloring colouring food coloring food colouring food color
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
15
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
96
Times Searched
3
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appearance visual aspect influence act upon work decorate adorn grace miniate apologize apologise excuse