colored

¹col·ored

adjective \ˈkə-lərd\

Definition of COLORED

1

: having color

2

a : colorful

b : marked by exaggeration or bias

3

a sometimes offensive : of a race other than the white; especially : black 2b

b sometimes offensive : of mixed race

4

sometimes offensive : of or relating to persons of races other than the white or of mixed race

Examples of COLORED

1. We decorated the Christmas tree with colored lights.
2. He gave a highly colored account of the events.

First Known Use of COLORED

14th century

Related to COLORED

Synonyms

chromatic, colorful, kaleidoscopic, motley, multicolored, multihued, polychromatic, polychrome, prismatic, rainbow, varicolored, varied, variegated, various

Antonyms

colorless; monochromatic, monochromic, monotone, self-colored, solid

Related Words

iridescent, opalescent; brave, bright, brilliant, gay, vibrant; flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, showy, splashy; checkered, dotted, patterned, plaid, plaided, striped; dappled (also dapple), marbled, mottled, parti-color (or parti-colored), piebald, pied, pinto; flecked, specked, speckled, spotted; banded, barred, brindled (or brindle), streaked, striated; bichrome, bicolored (or bicolor), dichromatic, trichromatic, tricolor (or tricolored), two-tone, two-toned

Near Antonyms

achromatic; bleached, decolorized, faded, washed-out; dull, faint, gray (also grey), neutral, pale, pallid, unbrilliant

Rhymes with COLORED

dullard

²colored

noun, often capitalized

plural colored or coloreds

Definition of COLORED

often offensive

: a person of a race other than the white or of mixed race

First Known Use of COLORED

1916