Definitions for color
color
col·or
Spelling: [kuhl-er]
IPA: /ˈkʌl ər/
Color is a 5 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.
You can make 35 anagrams from letters in color (cloor).
Definitions for color
noun
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the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue.
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the natural appearance of the skin, especially of the face; complexion:
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a ruddy complexion:
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a blush:
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vivid or distinctive quality, as of a literary work:
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details in description, customs, speech, habits, etc., of a place or period:
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something that is used for coloring; pigment; paint; tint; dye.
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background information, as anecdotes about players or competitors or analyses of plays, strategy, or performance, given by a sportscaster to heighten interest in a sportscast.
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colors.
any distinctive color or combination or pattern of colors, especially of a badge, ribbon, uniform, or the like, worn or displayed as a symbol of or to identify allegiance to, membership in, or sponsorship by a school, group, or organization.
nature, viewpoint, or attitude; character; personality:
a flag, ensign, etc., particularly the national flag.
U.S. Navy. the ceremony of hoisting the national flag at 8 a.m. and of lowering it at sunset.
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skin complexion of a particular people or ethnic group, especially when other than white: a person of color; people of color; a man of color; alumni of color; children of color.
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outward appearance or aspect; guise or show:
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a pretext:
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Painting. the general use or effect of the pigments in a picture.
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Phonetics. timbre.
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Chiefly Law. an apparent or prima facie right or ground:
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Music. tone color.
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a trace or particle of valuable mineral, especially gold, as shown by washing auriferous gravel.
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Physics. any of the labels red, green, or blue that designate the three states in which quarks are expected to exist, or any of the corresponding labels for antiquark states.
Compare quantum chromodynamics, quark model.
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Printing. the amount of ink used.
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Heraldry. a tincture other than a fur or metal, usually including gules, azure, vert, sable, and purpure.
Idioms
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call to the colors, to summon for service in the armed forces:
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change color,
to blush as from embarrassment.
to turn pale, as from fear:
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with flying colors. flying colors.
adjective
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involving, utilizing, yielding, or possessing color:
verb (used with object)
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to give or apply color to; tinge; paint; dye:
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to cause to appear different from the reality:
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to give a special character or distinguishing quality to:
verb (used without object)
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to take on or change color:
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to flush; blush:
Origin of color
1250-1300; Middle English col(o)ur Anglo-French (French couleur) Latin colōr- (stem of color) hue
Examples for color
Even other men of color considered Revels a curious figure, for Mississippi had never had a large free black population.
Similarly, a recent NPR report covered the challenges many police departments are having recruiting officers of color.
No color, only light came to the surface of it, and broke in the loveliest smile.
He went on until the sun was low in the west and all the sky was rimmed with color.
"I wish I could agree with you," laughed Grace, her color rising.
She says that every film she makes, she has to hit someone—The color Purple, The Butler, and Selma.
She quietly yielded, but her color came and went, and her lips moved as if to speak.
The losers have always been children in poverty, children of color, and children with disabilities.
Lynch kept gazing straight ahead as De Blasio joined Bratton at the other end of the color guard.
A ghost of color was going up her throat, staining her cheeks.