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UK
/kˈʌlɐ/
]
[ US /ˈkəɫɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈkəɫɝ/ ]
VERB
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affect as in thought or feeling
My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
The sadness tinged his life -
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
color a lie -
add color to
colorize black and white film
The child colored the drawings
Fall colored the trees -
modify or bias
His political ideas color his lectures -
decorate with colors
color the walls with paint in warm tones -
change color, often in an undesired manner
The shirts discolored
NOUN
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interest and variety and intensity
the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness
the Puritan Period was lacking in color - the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
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the timbre of a musical sound
the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music -
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
each flavor of quarks comes in three colors -
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
the situation soon took on a different color
he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity
he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction -
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 -
any material used for its color
she used a different color for the trim
ADJECTIVE
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having or capable of producing colors
marvelous color illustrations
color film
he rented a color television
How To Use colour In A Sentence
- Using a bold colour such as yellow is risky. Times, Sunday Times
- 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.
- Deep navy, in contrast, is less demanding, and leaves a bit more colour in a blonde's cheeks.
- There wasn't a lot of information there; I had to expand on it, invent the colour scheme.
- This has a deep ruby colour and complex range of flavours. Thorsons Organic Wine Guide
- The colour is a focal point on one wall and adds a bit of personality. Times, Sunday Times
- Horatia was still in mourning for her mother, and wore a black skirt, but Lucilla's was of rich deep gentianella-coloured silk, and the buttons of her white vest were of beautiful coral. Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster
- The building is dark brick topped by pinky-coloured concrete block walls, white plastic-looking fascia board, black plastic guttering and an artificial slate roof.
- It's all slouchy, casual clothes in light and bright colours. Times, Sunday Times
