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Meaning of 'color' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Color [ n.]
- A property depending on the relations of light to the eye, by which individual and specific differences in the hues and tints of objects are apprehended in vision; as, gay colors; sad colors, etc.
- Any hue distinguished from white or black.
- The hue or color characteristic of good health and spirits; ruddy complexion.
- That which is used to give color; a paint; a pigment; as, oil colors or water colors.
- That which covers or hides the real character of anything; semblance; excuse; disguise; appearance.
- Shade or variety of character; kind; species.
- A distinguishing badge, as a flag or similar symbol (usually in the plural); as, the colors or color of a ship or regiment; the colors of a race horse (that is, of the cap and jacket worn by the jockey).
- An apparent right; as where the defendant in trespass gave to the plaintiff an appearance of title, by stating his title specially, thus removing the cause from the jury to the court.
2 . Color [ v. i.]
- To acquire color; to turn red, especially in the face; to blush.
3 . Color [ v. t.]
- To change or alter the hue or tint of, by dyeing, staining, painting, etc.; to dye; to tinge; to paint; to stain.
- To change or alter, as if by dyeing or painting; to give a false appearance to; usually, to give a specious appearance to; to cause to appear attractive; to make plausible; to palliate or excuse; as, the facts were colored by his prejudices.
- To hide.

Meaning of 'color' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . color [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
Example in sentence:
  • a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light
Meaning (2):
- (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
Example in sentence:
  • each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
Meaning (3):
- an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
Example in sentence:
  • 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
Meaning (4):
- any material used for its color
Example in sentence:
  • she used a different color for the trim
Meaning (5):
- interest and variety and intensity
Example in sentence:
  • the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness;
  • the Puritan Period was lacking in color
Meaning (6):
- the timbre of a musical sound
Example in sentence:
  • the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music
7 . color [ v]
Meaning (7):
- give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
Example in sentence:
  • color a lie
Meaning (8):
- decorate with colors
Example in sentence:
  • color the walls with paint in warm tones
Meaning (9):
- add color to
Example in sentence:
  • colorize black and white film;
  • Fall colored the trees;
  • The child colored the drawings
Meaning (10):
- modify or bias
Example in sentence:
  • His political ideas color his lectures
Meaning (11):
- affect as in thought or feeling
Example in sentence:
  • My personal feelings color my judgment in this case;
  • The sadness tinged his life
Meaning (12):
- change color, often in an undesired manner
Example in sentence:
  • The shirts discolored
13 . color [ a]
Meaning (13):
- having or capable of producing colors
Example in sentence:
  • color film;
  • he rented a color television;
  • marvelous color illustrations

Nearby Words:

col col- colaborer colander colation colatitude colature colbertine colchicine colchicum

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