Definitions for colored
col·ored

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

1. colored, coloured, colorfuladjective

   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-whiteadjective

   having skin rich in melanin pigments

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

3. biased, colored, coloured, one-sided, slantedadjective

   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, dyedadjective

   (used of color) artificially produced; not natural

   "a bleached blonde"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. colorednoun

   (demeaning or potentially offensive) A colored person.

2. colorednoun

   (laundry) A colored article of clothing.

3. coloredadjective

   Having a particular color or kind of color.

4. coloredadjective

   Having prominent colors; colorful.

5. coloredadjective

   Influenced pervasively but subtly.

6. coloredadjective

   Of skin color other than the white, particularly black.

7. coloredadjective

   Of neither black nor white skin color.

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

1. Colored

   of Color

2. Coloredadjective

   having color; tinged; dyed; painted; stained

3. Coloredadjective

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

4. Coloredadjective

   of some other color than black or white

5. Coloredadjective

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

6. Coloredadjective

   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. coloredverb

   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?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say colored in sign language?

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. Stuart Simmons:

   If you Google ‘Champagne Pool’ online, you will see photos of the striking orange-colored precipitates that deposit around the edge of the pool.

2. Scott C. Holstad:

   anyway i saw it coming from the rooftops. they said the second coming was heading our way tomorrow’s world today force fed to us in a tobacco colored spoon keep us entertained – content - oppressed. we prayed, friend, and they brought it down.

3. Ben Carson:

   I grew up [and] have been around long enough to remember going to Tennessee when I was 6 years old and seeing the White and Colored drinking fountains.

4. Eric Adams:

   Coming outside and seeing his wife holding his baby and a coat colored pink but stained with red blood from his child, it’s unimaginable. It is unimaginable that this is happening in our city.

5. Dan Kelly:

   Stock outs happen. What you are supposed to do is wait for the right colored tubes to arrive.

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