Definitions for colored
colored
col·ored
Spelling: [kuhl-erd]
IPA: /ˈkʌl ərd/
Colored is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.
You can make 145 anagrams from letters in colored (cdeloor).
Definitions for colored
noun
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Older Use: Offensive.
a black person.
the colored, black people as a group.
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Cape Colored.
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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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having color.
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Older Use: Offensive. belonging wholly or in part to any group of nonwhite people, especially to black people.
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Older Use: Offensive. pertaining to black people.
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influenced or biased:
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specious; deceptive:
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Botany. of some hue other than green.
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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 colored
Middle English word dating back to 1275-1325; See origin at color, -ed3
Examples for colored
Zaun sat on the bleachers with distraught looking supporters, his face set expressionless but colored crimson red.
The Arab women wore their colored hejabs, and the non-Muslim women dressed modestly and without a veil.
Not surprisingly, many Hongkongers have been taking taxis, which may also have colored some opinions.
Is it correct to speak of the waters of the Black Sea as the colored element?
I supposed this to be a custom with the colored population of Turkey, and passed on.
She colored, and, still looking at the picture, felt her way suddenly open.
"Robert Purvis, of this city, a colored man," was the answer.
She colored slightly, and opened and shut her fan in a nervous way.
How do you celebrate when happy occasions are colored by loss and absence?
“I had this horrible secret and it colored everything I did,” said Roome.