color (Amer.)
v.
add color, tint; distort, falsify (also colour)
n.
shade, tint, hue (also colour)
adj.
using or having color (also colour)
Color
Color or colour (see
spelling differences) is the
visual perceptual property corresponding in
humans to the categories called red, yellow, blue, black, etc. Color derives from the
spectrum of light (distribution of light energy versus wavelength) interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the
light receptors. Color categories and physical specifications of color are also associated with objects, materials, light sources, etc., based on their physical properties such as light absorption, reflection, or emission spectra.
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color
Noun
1. 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"
(synonym) colour, coloring, colouring
(antonym) colorlessness, colourlessness, achromatism
(hypernym) visual property
(hyponym) heather mixture, heather
(attribute) colored, coloured, colorful
(derivation) colour, emblazon
2. interest and variety and intensity; "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"
(synonym) colour, vividness
(hypernym) interest, interestingness
(attribute) colorful, colourful
3. the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"
(synonym) colour, coloration, colouration
(hypernym) timbre, timber, quality, tone
4. a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
(synonym) colour, people of color, people of colour
(hypernym) race
(member-meronym) person of color, person of colour
5. 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"
(synonym) semblance, gloss, colour
(hypernym) appearance, visual aspect
(hyponym) color of law, colour of law
6. any material used for its color; "she used a different color for the trim"
(synonym) coloring material, colouring material, colour
(hypernym) material, stuff
(hyponym) paint
7. (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
(synonym) colour
(hypernym) kind, sort, form, variety
(classification) particle physics, high-energy physics, high energy physics
8. 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) colour
(hypernym) appearance, visual aspect
Verb
1. add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"
(synonym) colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in
(antonym) discolor
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) blackwash
(derivation) coloration, colouration
2. affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"
(synonym) tinge, colour, distort
(hypernym) affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
3. modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures"
(synonym) colour
(hypernym) influence, act upon, work
4. decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm tones"
(synonym) colour, emblazon
(hypernym) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
(hyponym) miniate
(derivation) colorist
5. gloss or excuse; "color a lie"
(synonym) colour, gloss
(hypernym) apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise
6. change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"
(synonym) discolor, discolour, colour
(hypernym) change
(hyponym) blush, crimson, flush, redden
(derivation) colour, coloring, colouring
Adjective
1. having or capable of producing colors; "color film"; "he rented a color television"; "marvelous color illustrations"
(synonym) colour
(antonym) black-and-white, black and white(p)
(classification) photography, picture taking
color (m)
n.
color, hue, tint; flush; dye