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(adj) colour
having or capable of producing colors
color film; he rented a color television; marvelous color illustrations
(noun) colour
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
(noun) gloss, semblance, colour
an outward or token appearance 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
(noun) coloring, colour, 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
(noun) coloration, colour, colouration
the timbre of a musical sound
the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music
interest and variety and intensity
the Puritan Period was lacking in color; the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness
(noun) colour
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
(noun) people of color, people of colour, colour
a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
(noun) coloring material, colour, colouring material
any material used for its color
she used a different color for the trim
(verb) colour, discolor, discolour
change color, often in an undesired manner
The shirts discolored
(verb) color in, colorise, colorize, colour, colour in, colourise, colourize
add color to
The child colored the drawings; Fall colored the trees; colorize black and white film
affect as in thought or feeling
My personal feelings color my judgment in this case; The sadness tinged his life
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
color a lie
decorate with colors
color the walls with paint in warm tones
(verb) colour
modify or bias
His political ideas color his lectures