colour vs color

Definitions

verb

1. affect as in thought or feeling
2. give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
3. add color to
4. modify or bias
5. decorate with colors

noun

1. interest and variety and intensity
2. the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
3. the timbre of a musical sound
4. (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
5. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

adjective

1. having or capable of producing colors

Examples

Using a bold colour such as yellow is risky.

For the stock, start by sweating all the vegetables and herbs in a little extra-virgin olive oil, seasoning with salt at the start to help them sweat without colouring.

Mix up pots of poster paint, and give your children a pot of paint in each colour, a couple of brushes and a glass of water.

View all examples

Definitions

verb

1. affect as in thought or feeling
2. give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
3. add color to
4. modify or bias
5. decorate with colors

noun

1. interest and variety and intensity
2. the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
3. the timbre of a musical sound
4. (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
5. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

adjective

1. having or capable of producing colors

Examples

The brightly colored outfits may be made of either cotton or such dressy fabrics as velvet, satin, and lamé.

By adding the chlorides of strontian, uranium, potassium, sodium, iron, or copper to the liquid, various effects may be produced, and these bodies will be found to produce the same color on the plate that their flame gives to alcohol.

She was carrying her overnight case and a basket of dried flowers-statice, strawflower, and immortelle in the pastel colors referred to in seed catalogues as "art shades": fawn, apricot, mauve, and pale yellow.

View all examples