COLOUR

(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
synonyms : color
(noun) an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
"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"
synonyms : color , gloss , semblance
Like all liberal critiques of capitalism, class exploitation is either rubbed out completely or quickly glossed over. -added by nithi
(noun) a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
"a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light"
synonyms : color , coloring , colouring
(noun) the timbre of a musical sound
"the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"
synonyms : color , coloration , colouration
(noun) interest and variety and intensity
"the Puritan Period was lacking in color", "the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness"
synonyms : color , vividness
(noun) (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
"each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"
synonyms : color
(noun) a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
synonyms : color , people of color , people of colour
(noun) any material used for its color
"she used a different color for the trim"
synonyms : color , coloring material , colouring material
(verb) change color, often in an undesired manner
"The shirts discolored"
synonyms : color , discolor , discolour
(verb) add color to
"The child colored the drawings", "Fall colored the trees", "colorize black and white film"
synonyms : color , color in , colorise , colorize , colour in , colourise , colourize
(verb) affect as in thought or feeling
"My personal feelings color my judgment in this case", "The sadness tinged his life"
synonyms : color , distort , tinge
(verb) give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
"color a lie"
synonyms : color , gloss
(verb) decorate with colors
"color the walls with paint in warm tones"
synonyms : color , emblazon
The wedding house was emblazoned with various colors. -added by priyavanjeri
(verb) modify or bias
"His political ideas color his lectures"
synonyms : color
(adj.) having or capable of producing colors
"color film", "he rented a color television", "marvelous color illustrations"
synonyms : color

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