1. (n.)color the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by it, usu. determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
2. color the natural hue of the skin, esp. of the face; complexion.
3. color a ruddy complexion, usu. indicating goodhealth.
4. color a blush.
5. color vivid or distinctive quality, as of a literary work.
6. color details in description, customs, speech, habits, etc., of a place or period: a novel about the Pilgrims with much local color.
7. color something that is used for coloring; pigment; dye.
8. color background information, as anecdotes or analyses of strategy, given by a sportscaster during a broadcast.
9. color colors,
10. color a colored badge, ribbon, or uniform worn or displayed to signify allegiance, membership, etc.
11. color viewpoint or attitude; character; personality: to show one's true colors under stress.
12. color a flag, ensign, etc., particularly the national flag.
13. color skin tone other than white as an indicator of racial or ethnic affiliation: Persons of color had been denied their civil rights.
14. color outward appearance or aspect; guise or show: a lie that had the color of truth.
15. color a pretext: a mean trick under the color of a good deed.
16. color Law. an apparent or evident right: holding possession under color of title.
1. (noun)color, colour, coloring, colouring 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"
2. (noun)color, colour, vividness interest and variety and intensity "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"; "the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness"
3. (noun)color, colour, coloration, colouration the timbre of a musicalsound "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"
4. (noun)color, colour, people of color, people of colour a race with skinpigmentation different from the whiterace (especially Blacks)
5. (noun)semblance, gloss, color, colour an outward or tokenappearance 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"
6. (noun)coloring material, colouring material, color, colour any material used for its color "she used a different color for the trim"
7. (noun)color, colour (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"
9. (verb)color, colour having or capable of producing colors "color film"; "he rented a color television"; "marvelous color illustrations"
10. (verb)color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in add color to "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"
11. (verb)tinge, color, colour, distort affect as in thought or feeling "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"
12. (verb)color, colour modify or bias "His political ideas color his lectures"
13. (verb)color, colour, emblazon decorate with colors "color the walls with paint in warm tones"
14. (verb)color, colour, gloss give a deceptive explanation or excuse for "color a lie"
15. (verb)discolor, discolour, colour, color change color, often in an undesired manner "The shirts discolored"
1. (noun)color red, blue, green, etc. What color dress was she wearing?; bright/dark colors; a change in color
2. color the quality of having color one of the first movies to be shot in color
3. color sb's skin color indicating race people of all colors
4. color person of color sb who is not of European origin
5. color interest or excitement Adjectives add color to your writing.
6. (verb)color to add color to pictures with crayons, pens, etc. She loves to color.; I'm coloring the frog green.
7. color to change the way sb feels My feelings of sadness colored the experience.
8. color to change the color of sb's hair ***Do you color your hair?
9. (adjective)color using or showing color, not black and white a color printer; color pictures
Definition of 'Color'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)Color a property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehended in vision; as, gay colors; sad colors, etc
2. (noun)Color any hue distinguished from white or black
3. (noun)Color the hue or color characteristic of good health and spirits; ruddy complexion
4. (noun)Color that which is used to give color; a paint; a pigment; as, oil colors or watercolors
5. (noun)Color that which covers or hides the realcharacter of anything; semblance; excuse; disguise; appearance
7. (noun)Color a distinguishing badge, as a flag or similar symbol (usually in the plural); as, the colors or color of a ship or regiment; the colors of a race horse (that is, of the cap and jacket worn by the jockey)
8. (noun)Color an apparent right; as where the defendant in trespass gave to the plaintiff an appearance of title, by stating his title specially, thus removing the cause from the jury to the court
9. (verb)Color to change or alter the hue or tint of, by dyeing, staining, painting, etc.; to dye; to tinge; to paint; to stain
10. (verb)Color to change or alter, as if by dyeing or painting; to give a false appearance to; usually, to give a specious appearance to; to cause to appear attractive; to make plausible; to palliate or excuse; as, the facts were colored by his prejudices
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