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Colour

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Definitions for Colour

noun
any material used for its color
Synonyms
coloring material colouring material color
Examples
  1. she used a different color for the trim
noun
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
Synonyms
color
Examples
  1. each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
noun
interest and variety and intensity
Synonyms
color vividness
Examples
  1. the Puritan Period was lacking in color
  2. the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness
noun
the timbre of a musical sound
Synonyms
color coloration colouration
Examples
  1. the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music
noun
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
Synonyms
color coloring colouring
Examples
  1. a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light
noun
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
Synonyms
semblance gloss color
Examples
  1. he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity
  2. he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction
  3. the situation soon took on a different color
noun
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
Synonyms
color
verb
modify or bias
Synonyms
color
Examples
  1. His political ideas color his lectures
verb
decorate with colors
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color emblazon
Examples
  1. color the walls with paint in warm tones
verb
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
Synonyms
color gloss
Examples
  1. color a lie
verb
affect as in thought or feeling
Synonyms
tinge color distort
Examples
  1. My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
  2. The sadness tinged his life
verb
add color to
Synonyms
color colorize colorise colourise colourize color in colour in
Examples
  1. The child colored the drawings
  2. Fall colored the trees
  3. colorize black and white film
verb
change color, often in an undesired manner
Synonyms
discolor discolour color
Examples
  1. The shirts discolored
adjective
having or capable of producing colors
Synonyms
color
Examples
  1. color film
  2. he rented a color television
  3. marvelous color illustrations

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