Colour - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction (syn: color)
- interest and variety and intensity (syn: color, vividness)
- the timbre of a musical sound (syn: color, coloration, colouration)
- a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (syn: color, coloring, colouring)
- an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading (syn: color, gloss, semblance)
- the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation (syn: color)
verb
- decorate with colors (syn: color, emblazon)
- give a deceptive explanation or excuse for (syn: color, gloss)
- affect as in thought or feeling (syn: color, distort, tinge)
- add color to (syn: color)
- change color, often in an undesired manner (syn: color, discolor, discolour)
adjective
Extra examples
Snakes' colour discrimination is poor, the researchers say.
This one is painted in dark colours.
Five minutes to colours, sir.
There are only two old colours in the new Oxford team.
Rivers and lakes are often coloured green by algae.
In the same pan, fry the chopped shallot and pancetta until they start to colour.
The child coloured in the picture.
Andrew couldn't help noticing that she coloured slightly.
Mary coloured up when Jim praised her cooking.
Don't allow your friends' opinions to colour your judgement.
In all these cases it is the motive that colours the act.
Tomatoes colour if left in dark place.
The sailor always colours up his adventures to please his hearers.
Introduction of colour print made a revolution in the photography.
What colour dress did you buy?
Word forms
I/you/we/they: colour
he/she/it: colours
present participle: colouring
past tense: coloured
past participle: coloured
singular: colour
plural: colours
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