colors Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a flag that shows its nationality
   colours.
   
2. noun a distinguishing emblem
   colours.
   
   • his tie proclaimed his school colors
3. noun a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
   color; colour; coloring; colouring.
   
   • a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light
4. noun interest and variety and intensity
   color; vividness; colour.
   
   • the Puritan Period was lacking in color
   • the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness
5. noun the timbre of a musical sound
   color; colouration; colour; coloration.
   
   • the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music
6. noun a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
   color; colour; people of color; people of colour.
   
7. noun an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
   color; gloss; colour; semblance.
   
   • 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
8. noun any material used for its color
   color; colour; coloring material; colouring material.
   
   • she used a different color for the trim
9. noun (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
   color; colour.
   
   • each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
10. 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
    color; colour.
    
11. verb add color to
    color in; colorise; color; colour; colour in; colourise; colourize; colorize.
    
    • The child colored the drawings
    • Fall colored the trees
    • colorize black and white film
12. verb affect as in thought or feeling
    color; colour; tinge; distort.
    
    • My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
    • The sadness tinged his life
13. verb modify or bias
    color; colour.
    
    • His political ideas color his lectures
14. verb decorate with colors
    color; colour; emblazon.
    
    • color the walls with paint in warm tones
15. verb give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
    color; colour; gloss.
    
    • color a lie
16. verb change color, often in an undesired manner
    color; discolor; colour; discolour.
    
    • The shirts discolored

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