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adjective col·ored \ˈkə-lərd\

Definition of colored

  1. 1 :  having color

  2. 2a :  colorfulb :  marked by exaggeration or bias

  3. 3a now often offensive :  of a race other than the white; especially :  black 2bb now often offensive :  of mixed race

  4. 4 now often offensive :  of or relating to persons of races other than the white or of mixed race

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Examples of colored in a Sentence

  1. We decorated the Christmas tree with colored lights.

  2. He gave a highly colored account of the events.

14th Century

First Known Use of colored

14th century

colored Synonyms

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
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colored

noun, often capitalized col·ored

Definition of colored

plural

colored

or

coloreds

now often offensive

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

1832

First Known Use of colored

1832

COLORED Defined for Kids

colored

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adjective col·ored \ˈkə-lərd\

Definition of colored for Students

  1. :  having color colored glass brightly-colored birds

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