colours Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a distinguishing emblem
    colors.
    • his tie proclaimed his school colors
  2. noun a flag that shows its nationality
    colors.
  3. noun any material used for its color
    color; colour; coloring material; colouring material.
    • she used a different color for the trim
  4. noun a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
    color; colour; people of color; people of colour.
  5. noun (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
    color; colour.
    • each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
  6. noun interest and variety and intensity
    color; vividness; colour.
    • the Puritan Period was lacking in color
    • the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness
  7. noun the timbre of a musical sound
    color; colouration; colour; coloration.
    • the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music
  8. 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
  9. 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
  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 modify or bias
    color; colour.
    • His political ideas color his lectures
  12. verb decorate with colors
    color; colour; emblazon.
    • color the walls with paint in warm tones
  13. verb give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
    color; colour; gloss.
    • color a lie
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. verb change color, often in an undesired manner
    color; discolor; colour; discolour.
    • The shirts discolored

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