1.  colour(n = noun.substance) color, coloring material, colouring material - any material used for its color; "she used a different color for the trim"
is a kind of material, stuff
has particulars: paint, pigment, indicator, mordant, dye, dyestuff, tincture, hematochrome, pigment, pigment, stain
Derived forms verb colour₆, verb colour₂, verb colour₁

2.  colour(n = noun.group) color, people of color, people of colour - a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks);
is a kind of race

3.  colour(n = noun.cognition) color - (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"
is a kind of form, kind, sort, variety

4.  colour(n = noun.attribute) color, vividness - interest and variety and intensity; "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"; "the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness"
is a kind of interest, interestingness

5.  colour(n = noun.attribute) color, coloration, colouration - the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"
is a kind of quality, timber, timbre, tone

6.  colour(n = noun.attribute) color, coloring, colouring - 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"
is a kind of visual property
has particulars: primary color, primary colour, heather, heather mixture, mottle, shade, tincture, tint, tone, chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour, achromatic color, achromatic colour, coloration, colouration, complexion, skin color, skin colour, dithered color, dithered colour, nonsolid color, nonsolid colour

7.  colour(n = noun.attribute) color, gloss, semblance - 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"
is a kind of appearance, visual aspect
has particulars: color of law, colour of law, simulacrum, face value, guise, pretence, pretense, pretext, camouflage, disguise, verisimilitude

8.  colour(n = noun.attribute) color - the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation;
is a kind of appearance, visual aspect

1.  colour(v = verb.social) color - modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures"
is one way to act upon, influence, work
Derived form noun colour₁
Sample sentences: Something ----s something

2.  colour(v = verb.creation) color, emblazon - decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm tones"
is one way to adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
Derived form noun colour₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

3.  colour(v = verb.communication) color, gloss - give a deceptive explanation or excuse for; "color a lie"
is one way to apologise, apologize, excuse, justify, rationalise, rationalize
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something

4.  colour(v = verb.communication) color, distort, tinge - affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"
is one way to affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on
Sample sentences: Something ----s something

5.  colour(v = verb.change) color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize - add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"
is one way to alter, change, modify
Derived forms noun colouring₂, noun colouring₁
Sample sentences: Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something

6.  colour(v = verb.change) color, discolor, discolour - change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
is one way to change
Derived forms noun colour₁, noun colouring₃
Sample sentences: Something ----s; Somebody ----s

   colour(a = adj.all) color - having or capable of producing colors; "color film"; "he rented a color television"; "marvelous color illustrations"

   See Color. [1913 Webster]

colour, n. & v.
--n. (US color)
1 a the sensation produced on the eye by rays of light when resolved as by a prism, selective reflection, etc., into different wavelengths. b perception of colour; a system of colours.
2 one, or any mixture, of the constituents into which light can be separated as in a spectrum or rainbow, sometimes including (loosely) black and white.
3 a colouring substance, esp. paint.
4 the use of all colours, not only black and white, as in photography and television.
5 a pigmentation of the skin, esp. when dark. b this as a ground for prejudice or discrimination.
6 ruddiness of complexion (a healthy colour).
7 (in pl.) appearance or aspect (see things in their true colours).
8 (in pl.) a Brit. a coloured ribbon or uniform etc. worn to signify membership of a school, club, team, etc. b the flag of a regiment or ship. c a national flag.
9 quality, mood, or variety in music, literature, speech, etc.; distinctive character or timbre.
10 a show of reason; a pretext (lend colour to; under colour of).
--v.
1 tr. apply colour to, esp. by painting or dyeing or with coloured pens or pencils.
2 tr. influence (an attitude coloured by experience).
3 tr. misrepresent, exaggerate, esp. with spurious detail (a highly coloured account).
4 intr. take on colour; blush.

Idiom:
colour bar the denial of services and facilities to non-White people. colour-blind unable to distinguish certain colours. colour-blindness the condition of being colour-blind. colour code use of colours as a standard means of identification. colour-code v.tr. identify by means of a colour code. colour-fast dyed in colours that will not fade or be washed out. colour-fastness the condition of being colour-fast. colour scheme an arrangement or planned combination of colours esp. in interior design. colour-sergeant the senior sergeant of an infantry company. colour supplement Brit. a magazine with coloured illustrations, issued as a supplement to a newspaper. colour wash coloured distemper. colour-wash v.tr. paint with coloured distemper. Queen's (or King's or regimental) colour a flag carried by a regiment. show one's true colours reveal one's true character or intentions. under false colours falsely, deceitfully. with flying colours see FLYING.

Etymology:
ME f. OF color, colorer f. L color, colorare

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