color
adjective
1. having or capable of producing colors
- color film
- he rented a color television
- marvelous color illustrations
Similar word(s): colour
Sentences with color as an adjective:
- Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white.
noun
1. 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
Similar word(s): coloring, colour, colouring
Definition categories: attribute
2. interest and variety and intensity
- the Puritan Period was lacking in color
Similar word(s): colour, vividness
Definition categories: attribute, interest, interestingness
3. the timbre of a musical sound
- the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music
Similar word(s): coloration, colour
Definition categories: attribute, quality, timber, timbre, tone
4. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
- the situation soon took on a different color
Similar word(s): colour, gloss, semblance
Definition categories: attribute, appearance
5. any material used for its color
- she used a different color for the trim
Similar word(s): colour
Definition categories: substance, material, stuff
6. (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
- each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
Similar word(s): colour
Definition categories: thought, form, kind, sort, variety
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
Similar word(s): colour
Definition categories: attribute, appearance
Sentences with color as a noun:
- Humans and birds can perceive color.
- Most languages have names for the colors black, white, red, and green.
- He referred to the white flag as one "drained of all color".
- Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies.
- a bit of local color
- The loss of their colors destroyed the regiment's morale.
- The colors were raised over the new territory.
- Both of the perpetrators were wearing colors.
- This film is broadcast in color.
- He was awarded colors for his football.
- Could you give me some color with regards to which products made up the mix of revenue for this quarter?
- Under color of law, he managed to bilk taxpayers of millions of dollars.
verb
1. add color to
- The child colored the drawings
- Fall colored the trees
- colorize black and white film
Similar word(s): colorise, colorize, colour, colourise, colourize
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
2. affect as in thought or feeling
- My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
Similar word(s): colour, distort, tinge
Definition categories: communication, affect, impact, touch
3. modify or bias
- His political ideas color his lectures
Similar word(s): colour
Definition categories: social, influence, work
4. decorate with colors
- color the walls with paint in warm tones
Similar word(s): colour, emblazon
Definition categories: creation, adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
5. give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
- color a lie
Similar word(s): colour, gloss
Definition categories: communication, apologise, apologize, excuse, rationalise, rationalize
6. change color, often in an undesired manner
- The shirts discolored
Similar word(s): colour, discolor, discolour
Definition categories: change
Sentences with color as a verb:
- We could color the walls red.
- My kindergartener loves to color.
- Her face colored as she realized her mistake.
- That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book.
- Color me confused.
- Can this graph be two-colored?
- You can color any map with four colors.