Definitions for colored
col·ored

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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.

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1. colored

   Colored typically refers to an object or material that has or exhibits color, which is the characteristic of an entity as it appears to the eye, usually resulting from the way it reflects or emits light. This term has been used culturally and historically as a description for certain racial or ethnic groups; however, it is now largely considered outdated and inappropriate. Nevertheless, its modern usage predominantly pertains to art, design, and visual perception, describing anything that possess or display hues as opposed to being colorless, monochrome, or black and white.

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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  

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Anagrams for colored »

1. decolor

2. croodle

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. Thomas Jennings:

   Among the leading matters which would occupy the attention of the meeting, were several important documents lately received from Europe, expressive of the sentiments that a very considerable portion of the people of the British Empire entertained respecting the deplorable situation of the colored people in the United States.

2. Dan Kelly:

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

3. Arthur Rimbaud:

   For a long time I found the celebrities of modern painting and poetry ridiculous. I loved absurd pictures, fanlights, stage scenery, mountebanks backcloths, inn-signs, cheap colored prints; unfashionable literature, church Latin, pornographic books badly spelt, grandmothers novels, fairy stories, little books for children, old operas, empty refrains, simple rhythms.

4. Kathy Rospenda:

   Perceptions of relationships may be colored by mental health, so it might actually be that students with better mental health or higher self-confidence to start with interpreted relationships at work as being more positive in general.

5. Stefanie Russell:

   Tooth-colored composite fillings are better than ever, it used to be that they weren’t as strong or long-lasting as amalgam, but they’ve improved a lot over the last 10 to 15 years.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=colored
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Colored
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/colored
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=colored
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=colored