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colors

col·or
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kuhl-er]
    • /ˈkʌl ər/
    • /ˈkʌl.ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuhl-er]
    • /ˈkʌl ər/

Definitions of colors word

  • noun colors the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue. 1
  • noun colors the natural appearance of the skin, especially of the face; complexion: She has a lovely color. 1
  • noun colors a ruddy complexion: The wind and sun had given color to the sailor's face. 1
  • noun colors a blush: His remarks brought the color to her face. 1
  • noun colors vivid or distinctive quality, as of a literary work: Melville's description of a whaling voyage is full of color. 1
  • noun colors details in description, customs, speech, habits, etc., of a place or period: The novel takes place in New Orleans and contains much local color. 1

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Origin of colors

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

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Colors

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

colors 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".

colors usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for colors

noun colors

  • symbol — something used for or regarded as representing something else; a material object representing something, often something immaterial; emblem, token, or sign.
  • standard — something considered by an authority or by general consent as a basis of comparison; an approved model.
  • flag — flagstone (def 1).
  • badge — A badge is a piece of metal or cloth which you wear to show that you belong to an organization or support a cause. American English usually uses button to refer to a small round metal badge.
  • ribbon — a woven strip or band of fine material, as silk or rayon, varying in width and finished off at the edges, used for ornament, tying, etc.

Antonyms for colors

noun colors

  • whites — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
  • discolors — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of discolor.

verb colors

  • pales — 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.

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