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colour

/kˈʌlɝ/noun, verb, adjective2 syllables

Colour means: add color to.

Synonyms for colour21

noun, as in any material used for its color

coloring material, colouring material, color

noun, as in the timbre of a musical sound

color, coloration, colouration

noun, as in a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

color, coloring, colouring

noun, as in an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

semblance, gloss, color

noun, as in interest and variety and intensity

color, vividness

noun, as in (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction

color

noun, as in the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation

color

verb, as in add color to

color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, color in, colour in

verb, as in affect as in thought or feeling

tinge, color, distort

verb, as in change color, often in an undesired manner

discolor, discolour, color

verb, as in decorate with colors

color, emblazon

verb, as in give a deceptive explanation or excuse for

color, gloss

verb, as in modify or bias

color

adjective, as in having or capable of producing colors

color

What does colour mean?14

verb

1

add color to“The child colored the drawings”

2

affect as in thought or feeling“My personal feelings color my judgment in this case”

3

change color, often in an undesired manner“The shirts discolored”

4

decorate with colors“color the walls with paint in warm tones”

5

give a deceptive explanation or excuse for“color a lie”

6

modify or bias“His political ideas color his lectures”

noun

1

any material used for its color“she used a different color for the trim”

2

the timbre of a musical sound“the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music”

3

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”

4

an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading“he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity”

5

interest and variety and intensity“the Puritan Period was lacking in color”

6

(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction“each flavor of quarks comes in three colors”

7

the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation

adjective

1

having or capable of producing colors“color film”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with colour?1

two syllables

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Colour in a sentence

  • Mangos are large, fleshy fruit, yellowish-red in colour, which grow on trees.sundown
  • Apart from the colour of their hair, they look the same.sundown
  • The colour peach is a cute colour, isn't it?terrywallwork
  • The colour pink is a cute colour, isn't it?terrywallwork
  • In comparison to a colour print, a black and white print is less expensive.terrywallwork
  • If you could be a colour, what would you be?kerbear407
  • Like the banner, the design was based around the colour white.fcbond
  • When you wear camo shorts, what colour t-shirt goes with that?fcbond

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

Forms of colour

as a noun

plural
colours

as a verb

past tense
coloured
present participle
colouring
third-person singular
colours
past participle
coloured