Definitions for colored
col·ored

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. colored, coloured, colorful(adj)

   having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

   "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain"

2. colored, coloured, dark, dark-skinned, non-white(adj)

   having skin rich in melanin pigments

   "National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"; "dark-skinned peoples"

3. biased, colored, coloured, one-sided, slanted(adj)

   favoring one person or side over another

   "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant"

4. bleached, colored, coloured, dyed(adj)

   (used of color) artificially produced; not natural

   "a bleached blonde"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. colored(Noun)

   (demeaning or potentially offensive) A colored person.

2. colored(Noun)

   (laundry) A colored article of clothing.

3. colored(Adjective)

   Having a particular color or kind of color.

4. colored(Adjective)

   Having prominent colors; colorful.

5. colored(Adjective)

   Influenced pervasively but subtly.

6. colored(Adjective)

   Of skin color other than the white, particularly black.

7. colored(Adjective)

   Of neither black nor white skin color.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Colored

   of Color

2. Colored(adj)

   having color; tinged; dyed; painted; stained

3. Colored(adj)

   specious; plausible; adorned so as to appear well; as, a highly colored description

4. Colored(adj)

   of some other color than black or white

5. Colored(adj)

   of some other color than white; specifically applied to negroes or persons having negro blood; as, a colored man; the colored people

6. Colored(adj)

   of some other color than green

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1. Colored

   Colored is a term that was formerly used in the United States to refer to black people. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word colored was first used in the 14th Century. In other English-speaking countries, the term has varied meanings. In South Africa, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the term Coloured refers both to a specific ethnic group of complex mixed origins, which is considered neither black nor white, and in other contexts to people of mixed race; in neither context is its usage considered derogatory. In British usage, the term refers to "a person who is wholly or partly of non-white descent" and its use may be regarded as antiquated or offensive, and other terms are preferable, particularly when referring to a single ethnicity.

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1. colored

   Verb form of the word color.

   They colored the living room wall silver with aqua furnishings.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 19, 2020  

How to pronounce colored?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of colored in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of colored in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of colored in a Sentence

1. Simon Uribe:

   At some point, most of the city was colored with water, no power but you can see rivers in every street, i watched people -- some girls coming down the river -- some bodies coming by the water. It was terrible. It was pretty shocking.

2. Bill Knightly:

   It comes down to some basic concepts, things like colored carpet or, in a less sophisticated or expensive application, taping off what six-feet workstations look like, so it's very visual. In some cases, installing Plexiglas or some other form of sneeze or cough guards to give folks additional insurance.

3. Steve Huffman:

   Could it just be that African Americans or the colored population do not wash their hands as well as other groups? Or wear a mask? Or do not socially distance themselves? Could that be the explanation for why the higher incidence?

4. Jonathan Scott:

   ... She can cook, shes a musician, so theres so much music in this house -- she was playing the piano last night, we were singing together, and she also cut and colored my hair just for you guys.

5. Michael Behrenfeld:

   The features that jump out so clearly represent the influence of ocean eddies and physical stirring on the concentration of phytoplankton pigments and, possibly, colored dissolved organic matter.

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