Color

noun

'kələr

Adjective

having or capable of producing colors
“color film”
“he rented a color television”
“marvelous color illustrations”
Similar:Colour

any material used for its color
“she used a different color for the trim”
Similar:Colour
Type of:MaterialStuff
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
“each flavor of quarks comes in three colors”
Similar:Colour
Type of:VarietyKindSort
interest and variety and intensity
“the Puritan Period was lacking in color”
Similar:ColourVividness
Type of:InterestInterestingness
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
“the situation soon took on a different color”
Similar:Colour Gloss Semblance
Type of:Appearance
the timbre of a musical sound
“the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music”
Similar:ColorationColourColouration
Type of:TimberTimbreTone
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”
Similar:ColoringColourColouring
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
Similar:Colour
Type of:Appearance

add color to
“The child colored the drawings”
“Fall colored the trees”
“colorize black and white film”
Similar:ColoriseColorizeColourColouriseColourize
Type of:ModifyAlterChange
decorate with colors
“color the walls with paint in warm tones”
Similar:ColourEmblazon
Type of:DecorateGraceEmbellish
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
“color a lie”
Similar:Colour Gloss
Type of:ApologiseRationalizeExcuse
change color, often in an undesired manner
“The shirts discolored”
Similar:ColourDiscolorDiscolour
Type of:Change
modify or bias
“His political ideas color his lectures”
Similar:Colour
Type of:WorkInfluence
affect as in thought or feeling
“My personal feelings color my judgment in this case”
Similar:Colour DistortTinge
Type of:ImpactAffectTouch