COLOUR

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Definition

  1. adjective having or capable of producing colors. — synonyms: color
  2. verb modify or bias. — synonyms: color
  3. verb decorate with colors. — synonyms: color, emblazon
  4. verb give a deceptive explanation or excuse for. — synonyms: color, gloss
  5. verb affect as in thought or feeling. — synonyms: tinge, color, distort
  6. verb add color to. — synonyms: color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, color_in, colour_in
  7. verb change color, often in an undesired manner. — synonyms: discolor, discolour, color
  8. noun any material used for its color. — synonyms: coloring_material, colouring_material, color
  9. noun (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction. — synonyms: color
  10. noun interest and variety and intensity. — synonyms: color, vividness
  11. noun the timbre of a musical sound. — synonyms: color, coloration, colouration
  12. noun a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect. — synonyms: color, coloring, colouring
  13. noun an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading. — synonyms: semblance, gloss, color
  14. 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

Examples

  • “Humans and birds can perceive color.”
  • “The artist took out her colors and began work on a landscape.”
  • “Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies.”

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