Noun
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the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
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(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
"each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"
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any material used for its color
"she used a different color for the trim"
- coloring material - colouring material -
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"
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a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
- people of color - people of colour -
the timbre of a musical sound
"the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"
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interest and variety and intensity
"the Puritan Period was lacking in color"
"the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness"
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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"
Verb
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change color, often in an undesired manner
"The shirts discolored"
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give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
"color a lie"
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decorate with colors
"color the walls with paint in warm tones"
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modify or bias
"His political ideas color his lectures"
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affect as in thought or feeling
"My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"
"The sadness tinged his life"
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add color to
"The child colored the drawings"
"Fall colored the trees"
"colorize black and white film"
- color in - colour in
Adjective
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having or capable of producing colors
"color film"
"he rented a color television"
"marvelous color illustrations"