Definition of Colour

Noun

the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
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"
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"
the timbre of a musical sound
"the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"
interest and variety and intensity
"the Puritan Period was lacking in color"
"the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness"
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
"each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"
a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
- people of color - people of colour
any material used for its color
"she used a different color for the trim"
- coloring material - colouring material

change color, often in an undesired manner
"The shirts discolored"
add color to
"The child colored the drawings"
"Fall colored the trees"
"colorize black and white film"
- color in - colour in
affect as in thought or feeling
"My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"
"The sadness tinged his life"
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
"color a lie"
decorate with colors
"color the walls with paint in warm tones"
modify or bias
"His political ideas color his lectures"

having or capable of producing colors
"color film"
"he rented a color television"
"marvelous color illustrations"