Entry Word: color

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a property that becomes apparent when light falls on an object and by which things that are identical in form can be distinguished <a shirt that is available in every color of the rainbow>

Synonyms cast, hue, shade, tinge, tint, tone

Related Words complementary color, primary color, secondary color; brightness, saturation, value; coloration, coloring

2 a substance used to color other materials <added some red color to the base paint> — see pigment
3 the hue or appearance of the skin and especially of the face <good color in her cheeks> — see complexion 1
4 colors plurala piece of cloth with a special design that is used as an emblem or for signaling <flew their countryʼs colors atop the highest mast on the ship> — see flag 1