Meaning Colors
What does Colors mean? Here you find 33 meanings of the word Colors. You can also add a definition of Colors yourself
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0 A flag identifying a regiment or army. The «Color Bearer» was the soldier who carried the flag in battle, which was considered a great honor.
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0 Colors«flag of a regiment or ship» 1580s, from color (n.).
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0 ColorsOrganizational flags belonging to a Marine unit. Each color-bearing unit had a set of National and unit colors. Colors were carried by a specially-apponted color guard. NCOs carried the colors, and no [..]
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0 ColorsThe terms relative to color, occurring in the Bible, may be arranged in two classes, the first including those applied to the description of natural objects, the second those artificial mixtures which [..]
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0 ColorsSee silks.
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0 ColorsColors accepted by The Jockey Club are bay, black, chestnut, dark bay or brown, gray, roan and white. See individual entries for definitions.
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0 Colors30px;»>Color is important to taste perception as it effects our psychological impression of food. Many food and beverage products use colors from both natural and synthetic sources. Colors are used in beverages to offset natural color loss due to exposure to light, air, temperature extremes and storage conditions and to enhance colors t [..]
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0 ColorsThe colors symbolizing the days and seasons of the Christian year, used for stoles and other vestments, altar cloths and other paraments, and church decorations. The liturgical colors are as follows: [..]
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0 Colors(n) a flag that shows its nationality(n) a distinguishing emblem
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0 ColorsSee silks.
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0 ColorsColors of a horse that are accepted by The Jockey Club are bay, black, chestnut, dark bay/brown, gray, roan and white. See each color for full descriptions.
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0 ColorsThe visually perceived property of objects created by Absorption or reflection of specific wavelengths of Light.
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0 ColorsColor of the Iris.
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0 ColorsColor of Hair or fur.
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0 ColorsThe national ensign.
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0 ColorsThe national ensign.
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0 ColorsThe flag flown by a vessal to show her nationality.
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0 Colors(1) The national ensign; (2) the ceremony of raising and lowering the ensign.
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0 ColorsNational ensign; distinguishing flag flown to indicate a ship’s nationality. Naval ceremonies are performed when national flag is hoisted at eight o’clock in the morning and hauled down a [..]
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0 ColorsNational flag or insignia flown by a ship at sea.
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0 ColorsThe national ensign. Also the daily ceremony of raising the national ensign at 0800 and lowering of the ensign at sunset. "First call to colors" is five minutes prior to c [..]
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0 Colorsthe national ensign; distinguishing flag flown by a vessel to indicate her nationality. Also, the ceremonies performed at a naval activity when colors are hoisted at 0800 and hauled down at sunset.
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0 Colors(noun) The flag. (verb) Ceremony of raising or lowering the flag.
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0 ColorsNational ensign; distinguishing flag flown to indicate a ship’s nationality.
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0 ColorsThe national flag and or other flags
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0 ColorsNational flag or insignia flown by a ship at sea.
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0 Colorsvulnerability conditions
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0 ColorsAnother term for vulnerability. Traditionally, non-vulnerable is white (or black) and vulnerable is red.
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0 ColorsColors, whether one or a combination of them, can be protected under trademark law if the colors otherwise meet the definition of a trademark. In a 1995 case, Qualitex v. Co. v. Jacobson Prods. Co., [..]
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0 ColorsRacing silks-jacket and cap-worn by riders to denote the owner(s) of horse.
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0 ColorsRacing silks-jacket and cap-worn by riders to denote the owner(s) of horse.
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Defenition of the word colors
- a flag that shows its nationality
- a distinguishing emblem; «his tie proclaimed his school colors»
- a distinguishing emblem
Synonyms for the word colors
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- colours
- ensign
- flag
- insignia
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Hyponyms for the word colors
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Hypernyms for the word colors
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colors, coloursnoun
a flag that shows its nationality
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colors, coloursnoun
a distinguishing emblem
«his tie proclaimed his school colors»
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colorsnoun
The flag of a nation or team.
The colors were raised over the new territory.
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colorsnoun
Gang insignia.
Both of the perpetrators were wearing colors.
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colorsnoun
The morning ceremony of raising the flag.
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Color (American English) or colour (Commonwealth English) is the visual perception based on the electromagnetic spectrum. Though color is not an inherent property of matter, color perception is related to an object’s light absorption, reflection, emission spectra and interference. For most humans, color are perceived in the visible light spectrum with three types of cone cells (trichromacy). Other animals may have a different number of cone cell types or have eyes sensitive to different wavelength, such as bees that can distinguish ultraviolet, thus has a different color sensitivity range. Animal perception of color originates from different light wavelength or spectral sensitivity in cone cell types, which is then being processed by the brain.
Colors have perceived properties such as hue, colorfulness (saturation) and luminance. Colors can also be additively mixed (commonly used for actual light) or subtractively mixed (commonly used for materials). If the colors are mixed in the right proportions, because of metamerism, they may look the same as a single-wavelength light. For convenience, colors can be organized in a color space, which when being abstracted as a mathematical color model can assign each region of color with a corresponding set of numbers. As such, color spaces are an essential tool for color reproduction in print, photography, computer monitors and television. The most well-known color models are RGB, CMYK, YUV, HSL and HSV.
Because the perception of color is an important aspect of human life, different colors have been associated with emotions, activity, and nationality. Names of color regions in different cultures can have different, sometimes overlapping areas. In visual arts, color theory is used to govern the use of colors in an aesthetically pleasing and harmonious way. The theory of color includes the color complements; color balance; and classification of primary colors (traditionally red, yellow, blue), secondary colors (traditionally orange, green, purple) and tertiary colors. The study of colors in general is called color science.
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«Colors» is Hikaru Utada’s 12th Japanese-language single, and is the only single she released in 2003. It was released on January 29, 2003 and debuted at #1 on the Oricon charts with 437,903 copies sold in the first week, and became her fifth single to perform the rare two-consecutive weeks at the #1 slot feat. Two versions were released, CD and DVD.
Included as CD-Extras on this single was a multimedia section containing 13 exclusive screensavers and 13 exclusive wallpapers. A special feature on the «Colors» DVD Single is the Kanzou-sensei Report, which is a mini-documentary showing the production that went into the DVD, as well as behind-the-scenes shots of Utada working. This single reached #1 on Oricon charts and charted for 45 weeks, her longest charting single ever. Though Kazuaki Kiriya was behind the art direction for the single, he did not take an active part as usual, with the single photography going to Kaoru Izima and the PV directing going to Donald Cameron. On the cover and the inside covers, there are drawings done by Utada herself. This single became the #3 single of 2003 in Japan. «Colors» had an extremely long performance season, which included 11 performances spanning over two months. This single reached #27 on World Charts for single airplay, and reached #6 for sales. The most recent figures show that the single sold 893,790 units in total. The song featured heavy ethereal and experimental tones for the first time in Utada’s discography. It became her longest charting single ever with a 45 week trajectory on the Oricon Singles chart, selling 881,000 copies, and was #3 on the Yearly Singles chart.
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A military term applied to banners or flags carried by each regiment of infantry. The banners of the cavalry are called standards. Each U. S. regiment has two colors, one national and one regimental.
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In heraldry, the colors generally used are red, blue, black, green, and purple, which are called gules, azure, sable, vert or sinople, and purpure. Colors and metals, when engraved, are generally indicated by dots and lines: or, gold, by dots; argent, silver, is left plain; gules, red, is indicated by perpendicular lines from top to bottom; azure, blue, by horizontal lines from side to side; sable, black, by horizontal and perpendicular lines crossing each other; vert, green, by diagonal lines from right to left; and purpure, purple, by diagonal lines from left to right.
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colors
Plural and verb form of the word color.
The paint is a silver color and there are a variety of silver colors to choose from on the color chart.
Submitted by MaryC on November 22, 2015
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Colors in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
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Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Colors in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Colors in a Sentence
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Auguste Renoir:
I’ve been 40 years discovering that the queen of all colors was black.
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Nick Timm:
It’s in amazingly good condition for what it is, it was uncovered for three years from when it was painted [sometime around] 1915. And then it was visible for three years and then coated over. So the colors are as vibrant as the day they were painted.
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Rooma Mehra:
Expect a miracle. Have faith and hope. Because night is darkest just before dawn..and you or I do not hold the brush that colors the night and the day.
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Scott Bolton:
You can see how incredibly beautiful Jupiter is, it’s really an artist’s palette. This is almost like a Van Gogh painting. You see these incredible vortices and swirling clouds of different colors.
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Winston Churchill:
I cannot pretend to feel impartial about colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns.
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Meaning of COLORS in English
n. flag or banner; combination of colors (on a badge, uniform, etc.); personality, character (also colours)
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Definitions of colors
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noun
a distinguishing emblem
“his tie proclaimed his school
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synonyms:
colours
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noun
a flag that shows its nationality
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synonyms:
colours
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ensign
colors flown by a ship to show its nationality
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flag
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
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Find below definitions and meanings of Colors. If we don’t currently have any definitions there is a link to check definitions on Google. Also find a similar words the begin with the same characters, end with the same characters, anagrams, reverse anagrams, word scrambles and words with similar letters.
Synonyms of Colors will be presented below each meaning if they are available.
COLORS has a SCRABBLE points total of 8.
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COLORS has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 10.
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COLORS has a WORDFEUD points total of 9.
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расцветка, флаг, знамя
существительное
- цвет; цветовой флаг или знак
- оттенок; тон
- краска, краситель
- колер, окраска, расцветка
- пигмент
глагол
- красить, окрашивать
прилагательное
- цветовой
- цветной
- амер.; = colour
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Словосочетания
a monitor with good definition and vibrant colors — монитор с хорошим разрешением и яркими цветами
the shimmer of colors on iridescent feathers — мерцание цветовых оттенков на радужном оперенье (птицы)
distinctive colors — отличительные цвета; характерные цвета; основные цвета
lower colors — отказаться от своих требований; уступить
alizarin colors — ализариновые красители
nail colors to the mast — настаивать на своём; упорствовать
match colors — подбирать краски; сравнивать цвета; подбирать цвета
mix colors — смешивать цвета
mixed colors — смешанные цвета; смесевые цвета
mixture colors — смешанные цвета; смесевые цвета
subtractive mixture of colors — субтрактивное смешение цветов
morning colors — церемония подъёма государственного флага
Примеры с переводом
These colors clash.
Эти цвета конфликтуют между собой.
The colors blend well.
Эти цвета хорошо сочетаются.
Colors vary from light to dark.
Цвета изменяются от светлого до тёмного.
These colors please the senses.
Эти цвета радуют глаз.
The furniture comes unassembled.
Мебель поставляется в разобранном виде.
The painter used dramatic colors.
Художник использовал броские, привлекающие внимание краски.
The painting had effective colors.
Картина отличалась яркими красками.
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Примеры, ожидающие перевода
The colors don’t harmonize
The painting is done in bold colors.
The colors don’t intrude on the viewer
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Возможные однокоренные слова
color — цвет, колорит, оттенок, цветовой, цветной, окрашивать, красить
colorless — бесцветный, бледный
coloring — раскраска, окраска, колорит, цвет, красящее вещество, чувство цвета
colorful — красочный, яркий
colored — цветной, окрашенный, красочный, раскрашенный, крашеный
colorable — правдоподобный, окрашиваемый, благовидный
Noun
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.
Verb
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.
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Diversity was key, the study authors said, because people of color with PAD are disproportionately at risk of amputation compared with White patients, studies show.
—Jen Christensen, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
One reason this happened is that the most Democratic voters in the county — city of Milwaukee residents, especially voters of color — didn’t always turn out in nonpartisan April elections.
—Craig Gilbert, Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2023
Kamala’s voice hits a lot of different notes, and it’s certainly related to code switching—something people of color have long been unfairly forced to do to blend into predominantly white spaces.
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While networking has typically been the purview of white office workers, women and people of color have been making massive investments in expanding their networks over the last three years, McCaskill says.
—Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2023
Stop and frisk becomes a plot point, as does the deconstruction of neighborhoods of color that have existed in New York City for generations.
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Renée Schomp, former director of the Napa Sonoma ADU Center, said this is an important issue in lower-income communities of color, particularly those that value having multiple family generations live together.
—Jon Healey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2023
Priority registration — for students of color and those who struggled with absenteeism — will open April 10, with registration opening for all other families April 17.
—Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 29 Mar. 2023
Long before George Floyd’s murder sparked months of demonstrations here and protesters tangled with federal agents in the streets, the operators knew many residents, particularly people of color, didn’t trust law enforcement.
—Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2023
Its massive success colored much of what came after its 24 record-breaking weeks atop the Hot Country Songs chart, whether that was songs trying to imitate it or the tidal wave of critical backlash.
—Natalie Weiner, Billboard, 3 Apr. 2023
Less than 3% of diamonds submitted to the Gemological Institute of America (GIA) are colored, with pink ones among the rarest, Sotheby’s said.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 29 Mar. 2023
Cook flour, stirring often, to make a dark (peanut butter colored) roux, 1 to 2 minutes.
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The entire state is currently colored green on the CDC’s map of COVID-19 Community Levels.
—Karen Kaplan, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2023
Ash wood is highly durable against inclement weather, and the aluminum tubes, colored a light emerald green as a tribute to Ireland, will not warp or rust.
—Kate Mcgregor, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Mar. 2023
Nudestix is certainly disrupting the industry, by continuously coloring outside the lines.
—Karin Eldor, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2023
About 95 million American women color their hair about every six weeks.
—Maria Halkias, Dallas News, 22 Mar. 2023
The long shadow of the Iraq War has colored every major policy decision President Joe Biden has made on Ukraine, ever since Russian President Vladimir Putin massed more than 100,000 troops on the border ahead of last year’s invasion.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Mar. 2023
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What is your favorite color? Do you think that a person’s favorite color says a lot about them? This article will define the word color and provide information about color symbolism.
What Does Color Mean?
The word color has several different meanings. First, color is a noun that refers to an object or person’s hue or saturation. For example, the color wheel has the primary colors and the secondary colors in the color spectrum in art. Different color schemes in interior design, web design, or graphic design might use warm colors or cool colors for specific aesthetics.
Color is also a verb that means either to apply color to something (such as with paint or dye) or to make something appear differently from the way it actually is. For example, if you color a story, you put in details to make it seem like something different happened than the original text implies.
What Do Different Colors Mean?
According to Color Meanings, color theory is a powerful thing. The meaning of colors and color symbolism color not only factor into psychology but play a pivotal role in both western cultures and eastern cultures. To learn all about different color associations, keep reading!
The Color Red
The meaning of the color red centers around power, passion, and energy. Like the color of stop signs, red is a very strong color that can signal danger. The color of fire, red is also often associated with sexuality and passion.
The Color Orange
Orange is a bright, enthusiastic color that is often associated with spontaneity, positivity, and creativity. This positive, exuberant color is often associated with bright citrus fruits. Sometimes, the color orange can be associated with caution, such as a traffic cone. That’s because it is eye-catching and grabs people’s attention.
The Color Yellow
Yellow is a color of cheerfulness and wholesomeness. This bright, happy color is associated with joy and enthusiasm. Often, people think of the color yellow as a happy, warm color that brings about feelings of fun.
The Color Green
The color green is often associated with nature and peace as well as health and harmony. This color can be tied to relaxation, balance, and security. Green is also the color of money, so it can have ties to growth, prosperity, and wealth.
The Color Blue
There are many different shades of blue, from darker shades of dark blue like navy to a pastel light blue. This popular color is associated with trust, loyalty, and calmness. The color of the ocean and the sky, this color can bring about balance, security, and honesty.
The Color Purple
Purple is often associated with royalty, spirituality, and imagination. This out-of-the-box color reminds many people of nobility and status. It is rumored that this color can have uplifting, positive effects that can connect people to a higher power.
The Color Brown
This stable, neutral color is often linked to nature and grounded reliability. The natural color brown appears in the dirt and the earth. This wise, protecting color can help ground people and bring them back to their center.
The Color Black
The color black is powerful and sophisticated but also dark and mysterious. This color is both elegant and scary and can be associated with magic and mysticism as well as elegance and authority. Sometimes, black is also associated with sadness, pessimism, and depression.
The Color Pink
This happy color is associated with love and comforting compassion, whether it’s a bright magenta or a pastel baby pink. This sympathetic color evokes friendly, cheerful, nurturing energy and is often linked to femininity and romance.
The Color White
The color white is associated with innocence and purity. This color evokes clean lines, newness, and perfection. Unfortunately, while there are many good things associated with the color white, it can also be thought of as boring or plain.
What Are Translations of Color?
Nice Translator lists ways to say color in several languages!
- Basque: kolore
- Turkish: renk
- Chinese (Taiwan): 顏色
- Swedish: Färg
- Slovak: farebný
- Norwegian: farge
- Hindi: रंग
- Arabic: اللون
- Telugu: రంగు
- Danish: farve
- Finnish: väri-
- Urdu: رنگ
- Croatian: boja
- Icelandic: litur
- Bengali: রঙ
- Greek: χρώμα
- Spanish: color
- Bulgarian: цвят
- Russian: цвет
- Portuguese (Brazil): cor
- Indonesian: warna
- Amharic: ቀለም
- Japanese: 色
- Hebrew: צֶבַע
- Filipino: kulay
- German: Farbe
- Estonian: värvus
- Tamil: நிறம்
- Serbian: боја
- Romanian: culoare
- Slovenian: Barva
- Malay: warna
- Dutch: kleur
- Latvian: krāsa
- Marathi: रंग
- Korean: 색깔
- Kannada: ಬಣ್ಣ
- Swahili: rangi
- Hungarian: szín
- French: Couleur
- Italian: colore
- Chinese (PRC): 颜色
- Vietnamese: màu sắc
- Welsh: lliwiff
- Portuguese (Portugal): cor
- Polish: kolor
- Gujarati: રંગ
- Thai: สี
- Malayalam: നിറം
- Lithuanian: spalva
- Czech: barva
- Catalan: color
- Ukrainian: забарвлення
What Are Synonyms of Color?
Power Thesaurus lists many synonyms of color!
- bias
- blush
- colorant
- coloration
- colored
- coloring
- colorize
- complexion
- discolor
- disguise
- distort
- dramatize
- dye
- dyed
- dyeing
- dyestuff
- embellish
- emblazon
- embroider
- ensign
- exaggerate
- flush
- gild
- gloss
- glow
- go red
- hue
- influence
- magnify
- overstate
- paint
- painted
- pennant
- pigment
- pinkness
- redden
- semblance
- shade
- skin tone
- stain
- staining
- tincture
- tinge
- tint
- tone
- vividness
- warp
What Are Antonyms of Color?
How do you describe something with no color? This list of antonyms of color from Power Thesaurus will teach you.
- black and white
- blanch
- bleach
- blench
- clarify
- clear
- clear up
- colorlessness
- decipher
- decolor
- decolorize
- demonstrate
- disclose
- discolor
- display
- downplay
- elucidate
- enlighten
- etiolate
- explain
- expose
- fade
- figure out
- go bad
- illuminate
- illustrate
- inform
- interpret
- lighten
- make clear
- make easy
- make pale
- make pallid
- make white
- monotony
- pale
- pallor
- peroxide
- remove color from
- represent
- resolve
- reveal
- show
- simplify
- whiten
Conclusion
The word color is both a noun and a verb. Many different colors have their own symbolism and associations. What is your favorite color? Everyone has personal preferences!
Sources:
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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COLOUR
From Old French colour from Latin color tint, hue.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
PRONUNCIATION OF COLOUR
GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLOUR
Colour is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.
See the conjugation of the verb colour in English.
WHAT DOES COLOUR MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Color
Color or colour is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, blue, yellow, green and others. Color derives from the spectrum of light interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors. Color categories and physical specifications of color are also associated with objects or materials based on their physical properties such as light absorption, reflection, or emission spectra. By defining a color space, colors can be identified numerically by their coordinates. Because perception of color stems from the varying spectral sensitivity of different types of cone cells in the retina to different parts of the spectrum, colors may be defined and quantified by the degree to which they stimulate these cells. These physical or physiological quantifications of color, however, do not fully explain the psychophysical perception of color appearance. The science of color is sometimes called chromatics, chromatography, colorimetry, or simply color science.
Definition of colour in the English dictionary
The first definition of colour in the dictionary is an attribute of things that results from the light they reflect, transmit, or emit in so far as this light causes a visual sensation that depends on its wavelengths. Other definition of colour is the aspect of visual perception by which an observer recognizes this attribute. Colour is also the quality of the light producing this aspect of visual perception.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO COLOUR
PRESENT
Present
I colour
you colour
he/she/it colours
we colour
you colour
they colour
Present continuous
I am colouring
you are colouring
he/she/it is colouring
we are colouring
you are colouring
they are colouring
Present perfect
I have coloured
you have coloured
he/she/it has coloured
we have coloured
you have coloured
they have coloured
Present perfect continuous
I have been colouring
you have been colouring
he/she/it has been colouring
we have been colouring
you have been colouring
they have been colouring
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I coloured
you coloured
he/she/it coloured
we coloured
you coloured
they coloured
Past continuous
I was colouring
you were colouring
he/she/it was colouring
we were colouring
you were colouring
they were colouring
Past perfect
I had coloured
you had coloured
he/she/it had coloured
we had coloured
you had coloured
they had coloured
Past perfect continuous
I had been colouring
you had been colouring
he/she/it had been colouring
we had been colouring
you had been colouring
they had been colouring
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will colour
you will colour
he/she/it will colour
we will colour
you will colour
they will colour
Future continuous
I will be colouring
you will be colouring
he/she/it will be colouring
we will be colouring
you will be colouring
they will be colouring
Future perfect
I will have coloured
you will have coloured
he/she/it will have coloured
we will have coloured
you will have coloured
they will have coloured
Future perfect continuous
I will have been colouring
you will have been colouring
he/she/it will have been colouring
we will have been colouring
you will have been colouring
they will have been colouring
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would colour
you would colour
he/she/it would colour
we would colour
you would colour
they would colour
Conditional continuous
I would be colouring
you would be colouring
he/she/it would be colouring
we would be colouring
you would be colouring
they would be colouring
Conditional perfect
I would have colour
you would have colour
he/she/it would have colour
we would have colour
you would have colour
they would have colour
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been colouring
you would have been colouring
he/she/it would have been colouring
we would have been colouring
you would have been colouring
they would have been colouring
Conditional or «future-in-the-past» tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you colour
we let´s colour
you colour
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
colouring
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.
WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLOUR
Synonyms and antonyms of colour in the English dictionary of synonyms
SYNONYMS OF «COLOUR»
The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «colour» and belong to the same grammatical category.
Translation of «colour» into 25 languages
TRANSLATION OF COLOUR
Find out the translation of colour to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of colour from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «colour» in English.
Translator English — Chinese
颜色
1,325 millions of speakers
Translator English — Spanish
color
570 millions of speakers
English
colour
510 millions of speakers
Translator English — Hindi
रंग
380 millions of speakers
Translator English — Arabic
لَوْن
280 millions of speakers
Translator English — Russian
цвет
278 millions of speakers
Translator English — Portuguese
cor
270 millions of speakers
Translator English — Bengali
রঙ
260 millions of speakers
Translator English — French
couleur
220 millions of speakers
Translator English — Malay
warna
190 millions of speakers
Translator English — German
Farbe
180 millions of speakers
Translator English — Japanese
色
130 millions of speakers
Translator English — Korean
색
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Javanese
Werna
85 millions of speakers
Translator English — Vietnamese
màu sắc
80 millions of speakers
Translator English — Tamil
நிறம்
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Marathi
रंग
75 millions of speakers
Translator English — Turkish
renk
70 millions of speakers
Translator English — Italian
colore
65 millions of speakers
Translator English — Polish
kolor
50 millions of speakers
Translator English — Ukrainian
колір
40 millions of speakers
Translator English — Romanian
culoare
30 millions of speakers
Translator English — Greek
χρώμα
15 millions of speakers
Translator English — Afrikaans
kleur
14 millions of speakers
Translator English — Swedish
färg
10 millions of speakers
Translator English — Norwegian
farge
5 millions of speakers
Trends of use of colour
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLOUR»
The term «colour» is very widely used and occupies the 3.605 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «colour» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of colour
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «colour».
FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLOUR» OVER TIME
The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «colour» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «colour» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.
Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about colour
10 QUOTES WITH «COLOUR»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word colour.
If you change the way you tell your own story, you can change the colour and create a life in technicolour.
The industry is quite chauvinistic generally. Expectations of women, girls, what they should look like, how they should be, what they should say, what they should wear, how their hair should be, what colour their skin should be.
The colour of the skin is in no way connected with strength of the mind or intellectual powers.
I became intrigued with colour theory. The absurd pronouncements of the colour Institute, a group that decides what colours are hot each year or season, amused me.
I am a great lover of art, in many forms: paintings, objets, textiles. I don’t have the talent for painting, but I have a very good sense of colour, a love of visual beauty.
I know that if odour were visible, as colour is, I’d see the summer garden in rainbow clouds.
Fashion should be something that in the morning, when you open your window, you say, ‘Oh fantastic, sun!’ Then you take your shower, you say, ‘OK fantastic, which colour I wear today because I feel happy?’ This should be fashion.
Shadow is a colour as light is, but less brilliant; light and shadow are only the relation of two tones.
Every time I have to try on a wig for work, I get excited about the colour; I’ve often thought about going for a platinum bob or also raven black, as it looks so great against pale skin. But I always end up being loyal to my red colour.
Ajax is a multicultural club, and we have found that many talented immigrant players quit when they reach puberty. So we wanted to tackle this problem with someone from the same background who had come through it. And that was Edgar Davids. During one of our fights, I pointed that out to him. But it had nothing to do with his skin colour.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLOUR»
Discover the use of colour in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to colour and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
To answer such questions on the nature of colour this volume gathers the combined knowledge of physics, biology, history and art.
Trevor Lamb, Janine Bourriau, 1995
2
Colour: A Workshop for Artists and Designers
Demystifying its subject for professionals and students alike, this title inspires confidence in colour’s application to graphic design, illustration, painting, textile art, and textile design.
3
Eco Colour: Botanical Dyes for Beautiful Textiles
«This book by internationally renowned dyer, costumier and artist India Flint draws on her two decades of experience and experimentation in natural dyeing techniques to present an expert, highly accessible and achievable handbook of …
Included in this special edition is the original patent application for A. Wallace Rimington’s Colour Organ, his 1895 speech announcing the new art of colour-music, and the full text of his 1912 book discussing his art in detail, complete …
Discusses the colors of the natural world, the mechanism of color vision, uses of color in technology, and the psychological effects of color
6
Colour and The Optical Properties of Materials: An …
New to this Edition: The chapter framework of the first edition will be retained, with each chapter being substantially rewritten and some material would be relocated. Some chapters will be rewritten in a clearer fashion, e.g.
Richard J. D. Tilley, 2010
7
Colour: Seeing, Experiencing, Understanding
This book is ideal for parents, teachers and anyone who wishes to develop a deeper knowledge and appreciation of the phenomenon of color.
8
Colour: How to Use Colour in Art and Design
This book provides a thorough grounding in colour theory as well as expert advice about putting the principles into practice.
Edith Anderson Feisner, 2000
9
Colour-coded: A Legal History of Racism in Canada, 1900-1950
A richly textured narrative that seeks to capture the role played by the law in the definition of race and shoring up of racial repression in Canada.
Constance Backhouse, Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History, 1999
10
The Architectonic Colour: Polychromy in the Purist …
With the term ‘the architectonic colour’, Le Corbusier (1887-1965) referred tot he profound link between this gamma and architecture. This book is an account of a significant aspect of Le Corbusier’s work.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLOUR»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term colour is used in the context of the following news items.
See your way to better colour choices
But when it comes to choosing a wall colour, you’re stopped cold. You are not alone. I knew a woman who put less thought into her wedding … «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
Kylie Minogue injects a pop of colour to Lancome Celebrates 80 …
Even shaped like the velvety lip colour, thanks to its off-the-shoulder shape, the Princess Of Pop was positively radiant from head-to-toe in the … «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Blake Lively debuts her new brunette hair colour on Instagram
The actress debuted her new darker colour on Tuesday, giving her Instagram followers a look at her look, which she called: ‘bronde.’. «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
Debra Williams blog: Well, colour me purple!
ONE of the first questions children learn to answer is what is your favourite colour? Blue is the most popular colour, even in countries where … «South Wales Evening Post, Jul 15»
Have a blast with Grove House’s first colour run
St Albans estate agents Collinson Hall are playing a colourful part in the first-ever Colour Blast fun run in aid of Rennie Grove Hospice Care. «Herts Advertiser, Jul 15»
New colour scale reveals FarSounder images
FarSounder, the US-based navigation systems specialist, has altered the pallet of its colour-map’s in order to create more intuitive and readable … «Superyacht News — The Superyacht Report, Jul 15»
Good news Tottenham fans: White is a more successful colour than …
Previous research has suggested that teams wearing red win more matches because the colour subconsciously unnerves and scares … «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
18 rare colour photographs of the Russian Empire from over 100 …
Russian chemist and photographer Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii was one of the first to use colour photography in the early 20th … «Business Insider Australia, Jul 15»
Colour Sound Invests In Robe BMFLs
West London based lighting and visuals rental company Colour Sound Experiment now holds the largest stock of Robe BMFL Spot moving … «Live Design, Jul 15»
Probe unveils Pluto as solar system’s second ‘Red Planet’
More remarkable, though, is the zoomed-in, colour image that shows off the reddish hue of the surface — making Pluto strangely reminiscent of … «The Weather Network, Jul 15»
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