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- [kuhl-er]
- /ˈkʌl ər/
- /ˈkʌl.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuhl-er]
- /ˈkʌl ər/
Definitions of color word
- noun color the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths 3
- noun color the property of reflecting light of a particular wavelength: the distinct colors of the spectrum are red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and violet, each of these shading into the next; the primary colors of the spectrum are red, green, and blue, the light beams of which variously combined can produce any of the colors 3
- noun color any coloring matter; dye; pigment; paint: the primary colors of paints, pigments, etc. are red, yellow, and blue, which, when mixed in various ways, produce the secondary colors (green, orange, purple, etc.): black, white, and gray are often called colors (achromatic colors), although black is caused by the complete absorption of light rays, white by the reflection of all the rays that produce color, and gray by an imperfect absorption of all these rays 3
- noun color any color other than black, white, or gray; chromatic color: color is distinguished by the qualities of hue (as red, brown, yellow, etc.), lightness (for pigmented surfaces) or brightness (for light itself), and saturation (the degree of intensity of a hue) 3
- noun color color of the face; esp., a healthy rosiness or a blush 3
- noun color the color of a person's skin 3
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Origin of color
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English col(o)ur < Anglo-French (French couleur) < Latin colōr- (stem of color) hue
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Parts of speech for Color
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
color popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
color usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for color
noun color
- hue — a seaport in central Vietnam: former capital of Annam.
- intensity — the quality or condition of being intense.
- glow — a light emitted by or as if by a substance heated to luminosity; incandescence.
- stain — a discoloration produced by foreign matter having penetrated into or chemically reacted with a material; a spot not easily removed.
- paint — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
verb color
- illuminate — to make lucid or clear; throw light on (a subject).
- darken — If something darkens or if a person or thing darkens it, it becomes darker.
- infuse — to introduce, as if by pouring; cause to penetrate; instill (usually followed by into): The energetic new principal infused new life into the school.
- stipple — to paint, engrave, or draw by means of dots or small touches.
- tone — (Theobald) Wolfe, 1763–98, Irish nationalist and martyr for independence.
adjective color
- platinum — Chemistry. a heavy, grayish-white, highly malleable and ductile metallic element, resistant to most chemicals, practically unoxidizable except in the presence of bases, and fusible only at extremely high temperatures: used for making chemical and scientific apparatus, as a catalyst in the oxidation of ammonia to nitric acid, and in jewelry. Symbol: Pt; atomic weight: 195.09; atomic number: 78; specific gravity: 21.5 at 20°C.
- blond — (of men's hair) of a light colour; fair
- flaxen — made of flax.
Antonyms for color
noun color
- white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
- honesty — the quality or fact of being honest; uprightness and fairness.
- reality — the state or quality of being real.
- openness — not closed or barred at the time, as a doorway by a door, a window by a sash, or a gateway by a gate: to leave the windows open at night.
- truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
verb color
- whiten — Make or become white.
- pale — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
- discolor — to change or spoil the color of; fade or stain.
- dull — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- lighten — to become less severe, stringent, or harsh; ease up: Border inspections have lightened recently.
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