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Definition of color
1a : a phenomenon of light (such as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objectsb (1) : the aspect of the appearance of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation (see saturation 4) for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources the changing color of the sky; also : a specific combination of hue, saturation, and lightness or brightness comes in six colors (2) : a color other than and as contrasted with black, white, or gray
2a : an outward often deceptive show : appearance His story has the color of truth.b : a legal claim to or appearance of a right, authority, or officec : a pretense offered as justification : pretext the color for his actiond : an appearance of authenticity : plausibility lending color to this notion
3 : complexion tint:a : the tint characteristic of good health … sat looking at her with wistful eyes, trying to see signs of hope in the faint color on Beth's cheeks. — Louisa May Alcottb : blush
4a : vividness or variety of effects of language … that color and force of style which were later to make him outstanding among American editors … — Arthur Krockb : local color
5a : an identifying badge, pennant, or flag —usually used in plural a ship sailing under Swedish colorsb : colored clothing distinguishing one as a member of a particular group or representative of a particular person or thing —usually used in plural a jockey wearing the colors of the stable wore his college colors to the game
6a colors plural : position as to a question or course of action : stand … the USSR changed neither its colors nor its stripes during all of this … — Norman Mailerb : character, nature —usually used in plural showed himself in his true colors
7a : the use or combination of colorsb : two or more hues employed in a medium of presentation movies in color
8 colors plural a : a naval or nautical salute to a flag being hoisted or loweredb : armed forces
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Examples of color in a Sentence
The color of blood is red.
What color are your eyes?
What color paint shall we use?
Blue and green are my favorite colors.
The pillows are all different colors.
The room needs more color.
In early summer the garden is full of color.
She added color to her outfit with a bright scarf.
His eyes were bluish-green in color.
She's using a new lip color.
Origin and Etymology of color
Middle English colour, from Anglo-French, from Latin color; akin to Latin celare to conceal — more at hell
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Definition of color
transitive verb
1a : to give color tob : to change the color of (as by dyeing, staining, or painting) She colors her hair.
2 : to change as if by dyeing or painting: such asa : misrepresent, distort a highly colored version of the factsb : gloss, excuse color a liec : influence “The lives of most of us have been colored by politics … ” — Christine Weston
3 : characterize, label … call it progress; color it inevitable with shades of job security — C. E. Price
intransitive verb
: to take on color; specifically : blush She colored at the mention of his name.
Examples of color in a Sentence
We colored the water with red ink.
The children were busy coloring in their coloring books.
My nephew colored a picture for me.
The child colored the sky blue and the sun yellow.
First Known Use of color
14th century
COLOR Defined for English Language Learners
color
playDefinition of color for English Language Learners
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: a quality such as red, blue, green, yellow, etc., that you see when you look at something
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: something used to give color to something : a pigment or dye
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: the use or combination of colors
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Definition of color for English Language Learners
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: to give color to (something) : to change the color of (something)
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: to draw with crayons, markers, colored pencils, etc. : to fill in a shape or picture using markers, crayons, colored pencils, etc.
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: to change (someone's ideas, opinion, attitude, etc.) in some way
COLOR Defined for Kids
Definition of color for Students
1 : the appearance of a thing apart from size and shape when light strikes it Red is the color of blood.
2 : skin tone as a mark of race You cannot discriminate on the basis of color.
3 : the rosy tint of a light-skinned person's face They still looked thin and tired, but color had returned to their cheeks. — Mary Pope Osborne, Christmas in Camelot
4 : 2blush 1 Her embarrassment showed in the color rising in her face.
5 colors plural : an identifying flag
6 : 1interest 2 Details added color to his story.
Definition of color for Students
colored
;coloring
1 : to give color to
2 : to change the color of She colored her hair.
3 : to fill in the outlines of a shape or picture with color
4 : to take on or change color : blush He colored in anger.
5 : 2influence I won't let these rumors color my opinion.
Medical Dictionary
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Medical Definition of color
1a: a phenomenon of light (as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objectsb: the aspect of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sourcesc: a hue as contrasted with black, white, or gray
2: complexion tint; especially : the tint characteristic of good health
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or chiefly Britishcolour
adjectiveLaw Dictionary
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Legal Definition of color
: a legal claim to or appearance of a right or authority threats that gave color to an act of self-defense —usually used in the phrase under color of a police officer held liable for violating the plaintiff's civil rights under color of state law a second “search” under color of warrant — W. R. LaFave and J. H. Israel
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