colour
adjective
1. having or capable of producing colors
Similar word(s): color
Sentences with colour as an adjective:
- Colour television and films were considered a great improvement over black and white.
noun
1. any material used for its color
Similar word(s): color
Definition categories: substance, material, stuff
2. (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
Similar word(s): color
Definition categories: thought, form, kind, sort, variety
3. interest and variety and intensity
Similar word(s): color, vividness
Definition categories: attribute, interest, interestingness
4. the timbre of a musical sound
Similar word(s): color, coloration
Definition categories: attribute, quality, timber, timbre, tone
5. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
Similar word(s): color, coloring, colouring
Definition categories: attribute
6. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
Similar word(s): color, gloss, semblance
Definition categories: attribute, appearance
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): color
Definition categories: attribute, appearance
Sentences with colour as a noun:
- Humans and birds can perceive colour.
- Most languages have names for the colours black, white, red, and green.
- He referred to the white flag as one "drained of all colour".
- Colour has been a sensitive issue in many societies.
- a bit of local colour
- The loss of their colours destroyed the regiment's morale.
- This film is broadcast in colour.
- He was awarded colours for his football.
- Could you give me some colour with regards to which products made up the mix of revenue for this quarter?
- Under colour of law, he managed to bilk taxpayers of millions of dollars.
verb
1. modify or bias
Similar word(s): color
Definition categories: social, influence, work
2. decorate with colors
Similar word(s): color, emblazon
Definition categories: creation, adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
3. give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
Definition categories: communication, apologise, apologize, excuse, rationalise, rationalize
4. affect as in thought or feeling
Similar word(s): color, distort, tinge
Definition categories: communication, affect, impact, touch
5. add color to
Similar word(s): color, colorise, colorize, colourise, colourize
Definition categories: change, alter, modify
6. change color, often in an undesired manner
Similar word(s): color, discolor, discolour
Definition categories: change
Sentences with colour as a verb:
- We could colour the walls red.
- My kindergartener loves to colour.
- Her face coloured as she realised her mistake.
- That interpretation certainly colours my perception of the book.
- Colour me confused.
- Can this graph be two-coloured?
- You can colour any map with four colours.