color

N
Pronunciation
/ˈkʌl.ə(ɹ)/
/ˈkʌl.ɚ/
Noun
16 definition(s)
1 Definition

The spectral composition of visible light

Synonyms
blee
Example Sentences
  • Humans and birds can perceive color.
2 Definition

A subset thereof:

3 Definition

A paint.

Example Sentences
  • The artist took out her colors and began work on a landscape.
4 Definition

Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.

Synonyms
complexion ethnicity race
Example Sentences
  • Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies.
5 Definition

Skin color, noted as normal, jaundiced, cyanotic, flush, mottled, pale, or ashen as part of the skin signs assessment.

6 Definition

A flushed appearance of blood in the face; redness of complexion.

7 Definition

Richness of expression; detail or flavour that is likely to generate interest or enjoyment.

Example Sentences
  • Could you give me some color with regards to which products made up the mix of revenue for this quarter?
8 Definition

A standard, flag, or insignia:

9 Definition

(in the plural) An award for sporting achievement, particularly within a school or university.

Example Sentences
  • He was awarded colors for his football.
10 Definition

(in the plural) The morning ceremony of raising the flag.

11 Definition

A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons.

12 Definition

A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to time, or equivalently the rate of change of charm with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.

13 Definition

The relative lightness or darkness of a mass of written or printed text on a page. (See type color.)

14 Definition

Any of the colored balls excluding the reds.

15 Definition

A front or facade; an ostensible truth actually false; pretext.

16 Definition

An appearance of right or authority; color of law.

Example Sentences
  • Under color of law, he managed to bilk taxpayers of millions of dollars.
Verb
6 definition(s)
1 Definition

To give something color.

Synonyms
dye paint shade stain tinge tint
Example Sentences
  • We could color the walls red.
2 Definition

To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.

Synonyms
color in
Example Sentences
  • My kindergartener loves to color.
3 Definition

(of a person or their face) To become red through increased blood flow.

Synonyms
blush
Example Sentences
  • Her face colored as she realized her mistake.
4 Definition

To affect without completely changing.

Synonyms
affect influence
Example Sentences
  • That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book.
5 Definition

To attribute a quality to; to portray (as).

Synonyms
call
Example Sentences
  • Color me confused.
6 Definition

To assign colors to the vertices of a graph (or the regions of a map) so that no two vertices connected by an edge (regions sharing a border) have the same color.

Example Sentences
  • Can this graph be 2-colored?
Adjective
1 definition(s)
1 Definition

Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.

Example Sentences
  • Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white.