local color

lo·cal col·or

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [loh-kuh l kuhl-er]
- /ˈloʊ kəl ˈkʌl ər/
- /ˈləʊkl ˈkʌl.ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [loh-kuh l kuhl-er]
- /ˈloʊ kəl ˈkʌl ər/

Definitions of local color words

noun local color distinctive, sometimes picturesque characteristics or peculiarities of a place or period as represented in literature or drama, or as observed in reality. 1
noun local color Fine Arts. the natural color of a particular object as it appears in normal light. 1
noun local color features of a place 1
noun local color quirky points 1
uncountable noun local color Local color is used to refer to customs, traditions, dress, and other things which give a place or period of history its own particular character. 0
noun local color behavior, speech, etc. characteristic of a certain region or time, depicted in a novel, play, etc. to add authenticity 0

See all 7 definitions of local color

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Origin of local color

First appearance:

before 1715

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1715-25

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Parts of speech for Local color

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Local color

local color popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for local color

noun local color

ambience — The ambience of a place is the character and atmosphere that it seems to have.
color — the sensation resulting from stimulation of the retina of the eye by light waves of certain lengths
feel — to perceive or examine by touch.
note — a brief record of something written down to assist the memory or for future reference.
vibes — Informal. vibration (def 4).

All 5 Synonyms of local color