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
Meaning (7):
- give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
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
Meaning (13):
- having or capable of producing colors
Example in sentence:- color film;
- he rented a color television;
- marvelous color illustrations
Definition
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