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colored

/ˈkʌləɹd/noun, adjective2 syllables

Colored means: having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination.

Synonyms for colored40

noun, as in a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive

colored person, coloured person, coloured

adjective, as in having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

coloured, colorful, colourful, crimson, red, reddened, red-faced, flushed, bay, bicolor, bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome
and 13 more, dichromatic, black, blackened, blue-flowered, brightly-colored, brightly-coloured, buff-colored, buff-coloured, chestnut-colored, chestnut-coloured, chocolate-colored, chocolate-coloured, cinnamon colored

adjective, as in favoring one person or side over another

biased, coloured, one-sided, slanted, partial

adjective, as in (used of color) artificially produced; not natural

bleached, coloured, dyed, artificial, unreal

adjective, as in having skin rich in melanin pigments;

coloured, negro, black

also used for colored

Eurafrican, hued

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Opposites of colored

uncolored

What does colored mean?5

adjective

1

having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination“colored crepe paper”

2

favoring one person or side over another“a biased account of the trial”

3

(used of color) artificially produced; not natural“a bleached blonde”

4

having skin rich in melanin pigments;

noun

1

a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Colored in a sentence

  • He saw brightly-colored birds, flowers and leaves.CK
  • I bought colored pencils, three euros for ten of them.Miktsoanit
  • Bolivia's salt flats, colored lagoons and flamingo sanctuaries attract thousands of visitors every year.Cangarejo
  • She was wearing a long, champagne-colored dress.ddnktr
  • The walls of the house are pale yellow, the shutters rust-colored.CK
  • I bought ten colored pencils for three euros.Miktsoanit
  • She folded colored paper into a paper crane.CM
  • She had a deep gaze and beautiful amber brown colored eyes.U2FS

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of colored

as a noun

plural
coloreds