Definitions for colour

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colour col·our

Spelling: [kuhl-er]

IPA: /ˈkʌl ər/

Colour is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 11 points.

You can make 57 anagrams from letters in colour (clooru).

Definitions for colour

noun

1. 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.
2. the natural appearance of the skin, especially of the face; complexion:
3. a ruddy complexion:
4. a blush:
5. vivid or distinctive quality, as of a literary work:
6. details in description, customs, speech, habits, etc., of a place or period:
7. something that is used for coloring; pigment; paint; tint; dye.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. outward appearance or aspect; guise or show:
12. a pretext:
13. Painting. the general use or effect of the pigments in a picture.
14. Phonetics. timbre.
15. Chiefly Law. an apparent or prima facie right or ground:
16. Music. tone color.
17. a trace or particle of valuable mineral, especially gold, as shown by washing auriferous gravel.
18. 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.
19. Printing. the amount of ink used.
20. Heraldry. a tincture other than a fur or metal, usually including gules, azure, vert, sable, and purpure.

Idioms

1. call to the colors, to summon for service in the armed forces:
2. change color, to blush as from embarrassment. to turn pale, as from fear:
3. with flying colors. flying colors.

adjective

1. involving, utilizing, yielding, or possessing color:

verb (used with object)

1. to give or apply color to; tinge; paint; dye:
2. to cause to appear different from the reality:
3. to give a special character or distinguishing quality to:

verb (used without object)

1. to take on or change color:
2. to flush; blush:

noun, adjective, verb (used with or without object)

1. color.

Origin of colour

1250-1300; Middle English col(o)ur Anglo-French (French couleur) Latin colōr- (stem of color) hue

Examples for colour

Matisse (1869–1954) called it “cutting directly into colour” and the process itself is as fascinating as the results.

Soul Survivor, a Christian organization based out of the UK, filmed one of their ‘colour Chaos’ events with GoPros.

She stood by the table, the light from a shaded lamp making her colour glow.

Or, you goin' to get her a stack of every colour and let her play with you?

She was wonderfully beautiful, but her colour was too deep and her lovely eyes were too bright.

You know the cartoon segment that used to be in colour in rancid old newspapers?

Shall I get you the least little bit of colour, out of a box, Helen?

How restful this quiet and reserve after the colour and line tumult of the Higbee apartment.

Nothing can be more poetic in colour, form, and combination.

I knew every volume by its colour and examined them all, passing slowly around the library and whistling to keep up my spirits.