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Colour Very Common

Colour has 17 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Verb · Adjective

Definitions
Noun
1

any material used for its color

"she used a different color for the trim"

2

(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction

"each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"

3

interest and variety and intensity

"the Puritan Period was lacking in color"

"the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness"

4

the timbre of a musical sound

"the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"

5

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"

6

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"

7

the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation

"The sunset painted the sky in vibrant shades of orange, pink, and deep purple."

8

Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Britain standard spelling of color.

"Please remember to use colour instead of color when writing your report for our British audience."

In plain English: Colour is the visual quality of something that you see with your eyes, like red, blue, or green.

"She added a splash of blue colour to her painting to make the sky look more realistic."

Usage: Use "colour" when referring to the visual sensation produced by light in regions where British or Commonwealth English is standard, such as the UK, Australia, and Canada. It functions identically to "color" in American English but requires the double 'l' spelling in those specific locales.

Verb
1

modify or bias

"His political ideas color his lectures"

2

decorate with colors

"color the walls with paint in warm tones"

3

give a deceptive explanation or excuse for

"color a lie"

4

affect as in thought or feeling

"My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"

"The sadness tinged his life"

5

add color to

"The child colored the drawings"

"Fall colored the trees"

"colorize black and white film"

6

change color, often in an undesired manner

"The shirts discolored"

7

Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Britain standard spelling of color.

"In a British bakery, I asked for two chocolate eclairs to take home after work."

In plain English: To colour something means to add paint or dye to it so that it has a specific color.

"The sun did not colour her face pink until she stepped outside."

Usage: Use "colour" as a verb in British English to describe the act of adding color to something, such as painting or dyeing. This spelling distinguishes the action from the noun form in regions where the variant is preferred over "color."

Adjective
1

having or capable of producing colors

"color film"

"he rented a color television"

"marvelous color illustrations"

2

Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and Britain standard spelling of color.

"In British English, the word is spelled colour, so I must remember to adjust my document before sending it to clients in London."

"The colour of her dress matched the flowers perfectly."

Usage: Use "colour" as an adjective only when describing something that possesses or displays a specific hue, such as in the phrase "a colour-blind person." This usage applies regardless of whether you are writing for British or Commonwealth audiences where this spelling is standard.

Example Sentences
"The colour of her dress matched the flowers perfectly." adj
"She added a splash of blue colour to her painting to make the sky look more realistic." noun
"The sun did not colour her face pink until she stepped outside." verb
See Also
blue paint red green black hue technicolor red blue
Related Terms
blue paint red green black hue technicolor red blue british yellow grape brownish subluminous bay polychrome mulberry two tone bath bomb chromascope aquamarine
Antonyms
colourlessness discolor black and white
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
material kind interest timbre visual property appearance influence decorate apologize affect change
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
paint indicator mordant dye tincture hematochrome pigment stain primary color heather mixture mottle shade chromatic color achromatic color coloration complexion nonsolid color color of law simulacrum face value guise disguise verisimilitude miniate blackwash motley polychrome azure purple aurify verdigris pinkify incarnadine embrown handcolor tint imbue retouch silver grey tone redden blush pale tan sunburn whiten blacken turn yellow green blue

Origin

Derived from Old French color, which comes from Latin colōris (genitive of colōr), the term originally meant hue or tint. It entered English in the 14th century to describe the visual sensation produced by light reflected from an object.

Rhyming Words
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