Definitions for colors
colors
col·or
Spelling: [kuhl-er]
IPA: /ˈkʌl ər/
Colors is a 6 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.
You can make 69 anagrams from letters in colors (cloors).
Definitions for colors
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 colors
1250-1300; Middle English col(o)ur Anglo-French (French couleur) Latin colōr- (stem of color) hue
Examples for colors
The elves, and nixies and sprites, of all colors and many forms were on hand.
It treats touchscreens and TV programs as just one more way to introduce toddlers to animals, colors, and other concepts.
Each room wound up being a work of art—beautiful unto itself with its combination of colors and artifacts.
The colors of things began to appear, out of the gray of night.
Kim Kardashian and Kanye West coordinate their colors and cuts all the time.
His technique was faulty, his colors daring, perhaps—but his triumph was for that the greater.
She will agree that I know when colors are right and a thing is artistic.
It is the mind after all that really sees, shapes, and colors all things.
With the first set I did, the colors of the couch determined that the rest of it would be blue and yellow and white.
Family crests and nicknames are stitched into headrests, colors are specified for seat stitching, veneers are chosen for the dash.