WordNet meanings
View source ↗- Adjectiveoewn british_spelling__1.10.01..oewn canadian_spelling__1.10.01..oewn australian_spelling__1.10.01..
having or capable of producing colors
color film
he rented a color television
marvelous color illustrations
- Nounoewn british_spelling__1.10.01..oewn canadian_spelling__1.10.01..oewn australian_spelling__1.10.01..
any material used for its color
she used a different color for the trim
- Nounoewn british_spelling__1.10.01..oewn canadian_spelling__1.10.01..oewn australian_spelling__1.10.01..
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
- Nounoewn british_spelling__1.10.01..oewn canadian_spelling__1.10.01..oewn australian_spelling__1.10.01..
interest and variety and intensity
the Puritan Period was lacking in color
the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness
- Nounoewn british_spelling__1.10.01..oewn canadian_spelling__1.10.01..oewn australian_spelling__1.10.01..
the timbre of a musical sound
the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music
- Nounoewn british_spelling__1.10.01..oewn canadian_spelling__1.10.01..oewn australian_spelling__1.10.01..
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
- Nounoewn british_spelling__1.10.01..oewn canadian_spelling__1.10.01..oewn australian_spelling__1.10.01..
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
- Nounoewn british_spelling__1.10.01..oewn canadian_spelling__1.10.01..oewn australian_spelling__1.10.01..
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
- Verboewn british_spelling__1.10.01..oewn canadian_spelling__1.10.01..oewn australian_spelling__1.10.01..
modify or bias
His political ideas color his lectures
- Verboewn british_spelling__1.10.01..oewn canadian_spelling__1.10.01..oewn australian_spelling__1.10.01..
decorate with colors
color the walls with paint in warm tones
- Verboewn british_spelling__1.10.01..oewn canadian_spelling__1.10.01..oewn australian_spelling__1.10.01..
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
color a lie
- Verboewn british_spelling__1.10.01..oewn canadian_spelling__1.10.01..oewn australian_spelling__1.10.01..
affect as in thought or feeling
My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
The sadness tinged his life
- Verboewn british_spelling__1.10.01..oewn canadian_spelling__1.10.01..oewn australian_spelling__1.10.01..
add color to
The child colored the drawings
Fall colored the trees
colorize black and white film
- Verboewn british_spelling__1.10.01..oewn canadian_spelling__1.10.01..oewn australian_spelling__1.10.01..
change color, often in an undesired manner
The shirts discolored
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Wiktionary meanings
View source ↗- Nouncountableuncountable
Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of color.
- Adjectivenot comparable
Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of color.
- Verb
Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of color.
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