Colour - Synonyms for Colour from Bibliodata

colour

'colour' - used as an adjective

Synonyms for 'colour'

1. having or capable of producing colors
colour film
he rented a colour television
marvellous colour illustrations

'colour' - used as a noun
2. a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
a white colour is made up of many different wavelengths of light
3. interest and variety and intensity
the Puritan Period was lacking in colour
4. the timbre of a musical sound
the recording fails to capture the true colour of the original music
5. a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
6. an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
the situation soon took on a different colour
7. any material used for its color
she used a different colour for the trim
8. (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
9. the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation

'colour' - used as a verb
10. modify or bias
His political ideas colour his lectures
11. decorate with colors
colour the walls with paint in warm tones
12. gloss or excuse
colour a lie
13. affect as in thought or feeling
My personal feelings colour my judgment in this case
14. add color to
The child coloured the drawings
Fall coloured the trees
15. change color, often in an undesired manner

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