COLOUR as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person’’s perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
   Synonym(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) colour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • appearance (what does appearance mean?)
   • visual aspect (what does visual aspect mean?)
2. Meaning
   • an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
   Synonym(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
   • semblance (what does semblance mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Hypernyms(s) colour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • appearance (what does appearance mean?)
   • visual aspect (what does visual aspect mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • color of law (what does color of law mean?)
   • colour of law (what does colour of law mean?)
   • simulacrum (what does simulacrum mean?)
   • face value (what does face value mean?)
   • guise (what does guise mean?)
   • pretense (what does pretense mean?)
   • pretence (what does pretence mean?)
   • pretext (what does pretext mean?)
   • disguise (what does disguise mean?)
   • camouflage (what does camouflage mean?)
   • verisimilitude (what does verisimilitude mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
   Synonym(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • coloring (what does coloring mean?)
   • colouring (what does colouring mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light
   Hypernyms(s) colour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • visual property (what does visual property mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • colorlessness (what does colorlessness mean?)
   • colourlessness (what does colourlessness mean?)
   • achromatism (what does achromatism mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • heather mixture (what does heather mixture mean?)
   • heather (what does heather mean?)
   • shade (what does shade mean?)
   • tint (what does tint mean?)
   • tincture (what does tincture mean?)
   • tone (what does tone mean?)
   • chromatic color (what does chromatic color mean?)
   • chromatic colour (what does chromatic colour mean?)
   • spectral color (what does spectral color mean?)
   • spectral colour (what does spectral colour mean?)
   • achromatic color (what does achromatic color mean?)
   • achromatic colour (what does achromatic colour mean?)
   • coloration (what does coloration mean?)
   • colouration (what does colouration mean?)
   • complexion (what does complexion mean?)
   • skin color (what does skin color mean?)
   • skin colour (what does skin colour mean?)
   • nonsolid color (what does nonsolid color mean?)
   • nonsolid colour (what does nonsolid colour mean?)
   • dithered color (what does dithered color mean?)
   • dithered colour (what does dithered colour mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • colored (what does colored mean?)
   • coloured (what does coloured mean?)
   • colorful (what does colorful mean?)
   • uncolored (what does uncolored mean?)
   • uncoloured (what does uncoloured mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colorize (what does colorize mean?)
   • colorise (what does colorise mean?)
   • colourise (what does colourise mean?)
   • colourize (what does colourize mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • color in (what does color in mean?)
   • colour in (what does colour in mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colorize (what does colorize mean?)
   • colorise (what does colorise mean?)
   • colourise (what does colourise mean?)
   • colourize (what does colourize mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • color in (what does color in mean?)
   • colour in (what does colour in mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • emblazon (what does emblazon mean?)
   • discolor (what does discolor mean?)
   • discolour (what does discolour mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colorize (what does colorize mean?)
   • colorise (what does colorise mean?)
   • colourise (what does colourise mean?)
   • colourize (what does colourize mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • color in (what does color in mean?)
   • colour in (what does colour in mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colorize (what does colorize mean?)
   • colorise (what does colorise mean?)
   • colourise (what does colourise mean?)
   • colourize (what does colourize mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • color in (what does color in mean?)
   • colour in (what does colour in mean?)
4. Meaning
   • the timbre of a musical sound
   Synonym(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • coloration (what does coloration mean?)
   • colouration (what does colouration mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music
   Hypernyms(s) colour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • timbre (what does timbre mean?)
   • timber (what does timber mean?)
   • quality (what does quality mean?)
   • tone (what does tone mean?)
5. Meaning
   • interest and variety and intensity
   Synonym(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • vividness (what does vividness mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the Puritan Period was lacking in color
   Hypernyms(s) colour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • interest (what does interest mean?)
   • interestingness (what does interestingness mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • colorful (what does colorful mean?)
   • colourful (what does colourful mean?)
   • colorless (what does colorless mean?)
   • colourless (what does colourless mean?)
6. Meaning
   • (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
   • each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
   Synonym(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) colour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • kind (what does kind mean?)
   • sort (what does sort mean?)
   • form (what does form mean?)
   • variety (what does variety mean?)
7. Meaning
   • a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
   Synonym(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • people of color (what does people of color mean?)
   • people of colour (what does people of colour mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) colour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • race (what does race mean?)
8. Meaning
   • any material used for its color
   Synonym(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • coloring material (what does coloring material mean?)
   • colouring material (what does colouring material mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • she used a different color for the trim
   Hypernyms(s) colour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • material (what does material mean?)
   • stuff (what does stuff mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • paint (what does paint mean?)
   • indicator (what does indicator mean?)
   • mordant (what does mordant mean?)
   • dye (what does dye mean?)
   • dyestuff (what does dyestuff mean?)
   • tincture (what does tincture mean?)
   • hematochrome (what does hematochrome mean?)
   • pigment (what does pigment mean?)
   • stain (what does stain mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • emblazon (what does emblazon mean?)
   • discolor (what does discolor mean?)
   • discolour (what does discolour mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)

COLOUR as VERB

1. Meaning
   • change color, often in an undesired manner
   Synonym(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • discolor (what does discolor mean?)
   • discolour (what does discolour mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The shirts discolored
   Hypernyms(s) colour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • blush (what does blush mean?)
   • crimson (what does crimson mean?)
   • flush (what does flush mean?)
   • redden (what does redden mean?)
   • pale (what does pale mean?)
   • blanch (what does blanch mean?)
   • blench (what does blench mean?)
   • tan (what does tan mean?)
   • bronze (what does bronze mean?)
   • sunburn (what does sunburn mean?)
   • burn (what does burn mean?)
   • whiten (what does whiten mean?)
   • white (what does white mean?)
   • blacken (what does blacken mean?)
   • melanize (what does melanize mean?)
   • melanise (what does melanise mean?)
   • nigrify (what does nigrify mean?)
   • black (what does black mean?)
   • turn (what does turn mean?)
   • silver (what does silver mean?)
   • dye (what does dye mean?)
   • redden (what does redden mean?)
   • purple (what does purple mean?)
   • gray (what does gray mean?)
   • grey (what does grey mean?)
   • yellow (what does yellow mean?)
   • tone (what does tone mean?)
   • green (what does green mean?)
   • blue (what does blue mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • coloring (what does coloring mean?)
   • colouring (what does colouring mean?)
   • coloring (what does coloring mean?)
   • colouring (what does colouring mean?)
   • coloring material (what does coloring material mean?)
   • colouring material (what does colouring material mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • coloring (what does coloring mean?)
   • colouring (what does colouring mean?)
   • stain (what does stain mean?)
   • discoloration (what does discoloration mean?)
   • discolouration (what does discolouration mean?)
   • discoloration (what does discoloration mean?)
   • discolouration (what does discolouration mean?)
   • stain (what does stain mean?)
   • discoloration (what does discoloration mean?)
   • discolouration (what does discolouration mean?)
   • discoloration (what does discoloration mean?)
   • discolouration (what does discolouration mean?)
2. Meaning
   • add color to
   Synonym(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colorise (what does colorise mean?)
   • colorize (what does colorize mean?)
   • color in (what does color in mean?)
   • colourise (what does colourise mean?)
   • colourize (what does colourize mean?)
   • colour in (what does colour in mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • The child colored the drawings
   • Fall colored the trees
   • colorize black and white film
   Hypernyms(s) colour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • change (what does change mean?)
   • alter (what does alter mean?)
   • modify (what does modify mean?)
   Antonym(s)
   • discolor (what does discolor mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • blackwash (what does blackwash mean?)
   • motley (what does motley mean?)
   • parti-color (what does parti-color mean?)
   • polychrome (what does polychrome mean?)
   • polychromize (what does polychromize mean?)
   • polychromise (what does polychromise mean?)
   • azure (what does azure mean?)
   • purple (what does purple mean?)
   • empurple (what does empurple mean?)
   • purpurate (what does purpurate mean?)
   • aurify (what does aurify mean?)
   • verdigris (what does verdigris mean?)
   • pinkify (what does pinkify mean?)
   • incarnadine (what does incarnadine mean?)
   • embrown (what does embrown mean?)
   • handcolour (what does handcolour mean?)
   • pigment (what does pigment mean?)
   • retouch (what does retouch mean?)
   • silver (what does silver mean?)
   • gray (what does gray mean?)
   • grey (what does grey mean?)
   • tone (what does tone mean?)
   • redden (what does redden mean?)
   • mottle (what does mottle mean?)
   • streak (what does streak mean?)
   • blotch (what does blotch mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • coloring (what does coloring mean?)
   • colouring (what does colouring mean?)
   • food coloring (what does food coloring mean?)
   • food colouring (what does food colouring mean?)
   • food color (what does food color mean?)
   • food colour (what does food colour mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • coloring (what does coloring mean?)
   • colouring (what does colouring mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • coloring (what does coloring mean?)
   • colouring (what does colouring mean?)
   • coloration (what does coloration mean?)
   • colouration (what does colouration mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • coloring (what does coloring mean?)
   • colouring (what does colouring mean?)
   • coloring (what does coloring mean?)
   • colouring (what does colouring mean?)
   • food coloring (what does food coloring mean?)
   • food colouring (what does food colouring mean?)
   • food color (what does food color mean?)
   • food colour (what does food colour mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • coloring (what does coloring mean?)
   • colouring (what does colouring mean?)
3. Meaning
   • affect as in thought or feeling
   Synonym(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • distort (what does distort mean?)
   • tinge (what does tinge mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
   • The sadness tinged his life
   Hypernyms(s) colour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • affect (what does affect mean?)
   • impact (what does impact mean?)
   • bear upon (what does bear upon mean?)
   • bear on (what does bear on mean?)
   • touch on (what does touch on mean?)
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
4. Meaning
   • gloss or excuse
   Synonym(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • color a lie
   Hypernyms(s) colour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • apologize (what does apologize mean?)
   • apologise (what does apologise mean?)
   • excuse (what does excuse mean?)
   • justify (what does justify mean?)
   • rationalize (what does rationalize mean?)
   • rationalise (what does rationalise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • semblance (what does semblance mean?)
   • gloss (what does gloss mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
5. Meaning
   • decorate with colors
   Synonym(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • emblazon (what does emblazon mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • color the walls with paint in warm tones
   Hypernyms(s) colour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • decorate (what does decorate mean?)
   • adorn (what does adorn mean?)
   • grace (what does grace mean?)
   • ornament (what does ornament mean?)
   • embellish (what does embellish mean?)
   • beautify (what does beautify mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • miniate (what does miniate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • coloring material (what does coloring material mean?)
   • colouring material (what does colouring material mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • colorist (what does colorist mean?)
   • coloration (what does coloration mean?)
   • colouration (what does colouration mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)
   • coloring (what does coloring mean?)
   • colouring (what does colouring mean?)
6. Meaning
   • modify or bias
   Synonym(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • His political ideas color his lectures
   Hypernyms(s) colour is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • influence (what does influence mean?)
   • act upon (what does act upon mean?)
   • work (what does work mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • coloring material (what does coloring material mean?)
   • colouring material (what does colouring material mean?)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   • colour (what does colour mean?)

COLOUR as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • having or capable of producing colors
   Synonym(s)
   • color (what does color mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • color film
   • he rented a color television
   • marvelous color illustrations
   Antonym(s)
   • black-and-white (what does black-and-white mean?)
   • black and white(p) (what does black and white(p) mean?)