ALL meanings of coloured
col·our
C c - adjective coloured having a strong element of fiction or fantasy; distorted (esp in the phrase highly coloured) 3
- noun coloured an individual who is not a White person, esp a Black person 3
- noun coloured a person of mixed ethnic parentage or descent 3
- noun coloured a person of mixed ethnic descent speaking English or Afrikaans as their mother tongue 3
- adjective coloured designating or relating to a Coloured person or Coloured people 3
- adjective coloured Something that is coloured a particular colour is that colour. 3
- adjective coloured Something that is coloured is a particular colour or combination of colours, rather than being just white, black, or the colour that it is naturally. 3
- adjective coloured A coloured person belongs to a race of people with dark skins. 3
- countable noun coloured People whose skin is dark are sometimes referred to as coloureds. 3
- adjective coloured possessing colour 3
- noun coloured British standard spelling of colored. 1
- noun coloured 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 coloured the natural appearance of the skin, especially of the face; complexion: She has a lovely color. 1
- noun coloured a ruddy complexion: The wind and sun had given color to the sailor's face. 1
- noun coloured a blush: His remarks brought the color to her face. 1
- noun coloured vivid or distinctive quality, as of a literary work: Melville's description of a whaling voyage is full of color. 1
- noun coloured 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
- noun coloured something that is used for coloring; pigment; paint; tint; dye. 1
- noun coloured background information, as anecdotes about players or competitors or analyses of plays, strategy, or performance, given by a sportscaster to heighten interest in a sportscast. 1
- noun coloured colors. any distinctive color or combination or pattern of colors, especially of a badge, ribbon, uniform, or the like, worn or displayed as a symbol of or to identify allegiance to, membership in, or sponsorship by a school, group, or organization. nature, viewpoint, or attitude; character; personality: His behavior in a crisis revealed his true colors. a flag, ensign, etc., particularly the national flag. U.S. Navy. the ceremony of hoisting the national flag at 8 a.m. and of lowering it at sunset. 1
- noun coloured skin complexion of a particular people or ethnic group, especially when other than white: a person of color; people of color; a man of color; alumni of color; children of color. 1
- noun coloured outward appearance or aspect; guise or show: It was a lie, but it had the color of the truth. 1
- noun coloured a pretext: She did it under the color of doing a good deed. 1
- noun coloured Painting. the general use or effect of the pigments in a picture. 1
- noun coloured Phonetics. timbre. 1
- noun coloured Chiefly Law. an apparent or prima facie right or ground: to hold possession under color of title. 1
- noun coloured Music. tone color. 1
- noun coloured a trace or particle of valuable mineral, especially gold, as shown by washing auriferous gravel. 1
- noun coloured Physics. any of the labels red, green, or blue that designate the three states in which quarks are expected to exist, or any of the corresponding labels for antiquark states. Compare quantum chromodynamics, quark model. 1
- noun coloured Printing. the amount of ink used. 1
- noun coloured Heraldry. a tincture other than a fur or metal, usually including gules, azure, vert, sable, and purpure. 1
- adjective coloured involving, utilizing, yielding, or possessing color: a color TV. 1
- verb with object coloured to give or apply color to; tinge; paint; dye: She colored her hair dark red. 1
- verb with object coloured to cause to appear different from the reality: In order to influence the jury, he colored his account of what had happened. 1
- verb with object coloured to give a special character or distinguishing quality to: His personal feelings color his writing. 1
- verb without object coloured to take on or change color: The ocean colored at dawn. 1
- verb without object coloured to flush; blush: He colored when confronted with the incriminating evidence. 1
- idioms coloured call to the colors, to summon for service in the armed forces: Thousands are being called to the colors. 1
- idioms coloured change color, to blush as from embarrassment. to turn pale, as from fear: When he saw the size of his opponent, he changed color. 1
- idioms coloured with flying colors. flying colors. 1
- verb coloured simple past tense and past participle of colour. 0