Colors Meaning and Definition

Word: Colors

How to pronounce: ˈkʌləz

How to pronounce: ˈkʌlə

How to pronounce: ˈkʌlə

Noun

Definitions:

1. The property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light.

Example sentences: "The lights flickered and changed colour"

2. Pigmentation of the skin, especially as an indication of someone's race.

Example sentences: "Discrimination on the basis of colour"

3. Vivid appearance resulting from the juxtaposition of many bright things.

Example sentences: "For colour, plant groups of winter-flowering pansies"

4. An item or items of a particular colour worn to identify or distinguish an individual or a member of a group, in particular a jockey or a member of a sports team.

Example sentences: "It was Devon Loch's first victory in the colours of his royal owner"

5. A shade of meaning.

Example sentences: "Many events in her past had taken on a different colour"

6. A quantized property of quarks which can take three values (designated blue, green, and red) for each flavour.

Example sentences: "Nuclear power is the process by which we can extract energy from the colour force between quarks."

Verb

Definitions:

1. Change the colour of (something) by painting, dyeing, or shading it.

Example sentences: "He coloured her hair with a selection of blonde and brown shades"

2. (of a person or their skin) show embarrassment or shame by becoming red; blush.

Example sentences: "She coloured slightly"

3. Influence, especially in a negative way; distort.

Example sentences: "The experiences had coloured her whole existence"

Synonyms:

color

colours

banner

tone

Synonyms:

flower

colors

complexion

bloom

chroma

chromaticity

chrominance

tint

shade

tone

tinge

tincture

paint

blush

colouration

ink

colorize

stain

dye

dyestuff

affect

banner

standard

glow

crimson

embellish

Synonyms:

paint

dye

stain

blush

ink

tone

flower

tint

tinge

shade

complexion

flavor

chromaticity

chroma

chromatic

chrominance

vividness

colorize

banner

standard

Antonyms:

discolouration

discolor

discolour

Derivations:

color

coloration

colourant

colorant

coloring

colourlessness

colored

colourful

colorful

colourless

colourable

colour

coloration

colouring

colorant

coloring

colored

coloured

colorful

colorless

colorable

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Colors in Other Languages...

Spanish: Color

German: Farbe

French: Couleur

Italian: Colore

Turkish: Renk