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[ English

[ Alternative spellings

  • colour (UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, "South Africa, "India", )

[ Pronunciation

[ Etymology

From Old French coulour, from Latin color See usage note below.

[ Noun

Singular
color

Plural
colors

color (plural colors) (US)

  1. The spectral composition of visible light.
    Humans and birds can perceive color.
  2. A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class.
    Most languages have names for the colors black, white, red, and green.
  3. Hue as opposed to achromatic colors (black, white and greys).
    He referred to the white flag as one "drained of all color".
  4. Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
    Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies.
  5. (figuratively) interest, especially in a selective area.
    a bit of local color.
  6. In corporate finance, details on sales, profit margins, or other financial figures, especially while reviewing quarterly results when an officer of a company is speaking to investment analysts.
    Could you give me some color with regards to which products made up the mix of revenue for this quarter?
  7. (physics) A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons.

[ Translations

spectral composition of visible light
particular set of the visible spectrum
hue as opposed to achromatic colors
human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity
interest, especially in a selective area
  • Japanese: 色 (いろ, iro)
any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms
standard or banner (Colours)
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[ Adjective

color (not comparable)

Positive
color

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)

(US)

  1. Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.
    Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white.

[ Translations

conveying color
  • Japanese: —色の (—iro no)
  • Mandarin: 彩色 (cǎisè)

[ Verb

Infinitive
to color

Third person singular
colors

Simple past
colored

Past participle
colored

Present participle
coloring

to color (third-person singular simple present colors, present participle coloring, simple past and past participle colored) (US)

  1. To give something color.
    We could color the walls red.
  2. To draw within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
    My kindergartener loves to color.
  3. (of a face) To become red through increased blood flow.
  4. To affect without completely changing.
    That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book.
  5. To attribute a quality to.
    (colloquial) Color me confused.

[ Translations

give something color
draw using crayons
become red through increased blood flow
affect without completely changing
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[ Usage notes

The late Anglo-French colour, which is the standard UK spelling, has been the usual spelling in Britain since the 14th century and was chosen by Dr. Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755) along with other Anglo-French spellings such as favour, honour, etc. The Latin spelling color was occasionally used from the 15th century onward, mainly due to Latin influence; it was lemmatized by Webster's American Dictionary of the English Language (1828), along with favor, honor, etc., and is currently the standard U.S. spelling.

In Canada, colour is preferred, but color is not unknown; in Australia, -our endings are the standard, although -or endings had some currency in thee past and are still sporadically found in some regions.

[ References

  • The Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989), s.v. colour, color, n.1
  • Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961; repr. 2002), p. 24a.
  • Pam Peters, The Cambridge Guide to English Usage (2004), pp. 397-398.

[ Related terms

See Appendix:Colors

[ Italian

[ Noun

color m. inv.

  1. Apocopic form of colore.

[ Latin

[ Noun

color (genitive colōris); m, third declension

  1. a color, (UK) colour

[ Inflection

Number Singular Plural
nominative color colōrēs
genitive colōris colōrum
dative colōrī colōribus
accusative colōrem colōrēs
ablative colōre colōribus
vocative color colōrēs

[ Derived terms

[ Spanish

[ Noun

color m. (plural colores)

Singular
color m.

Plural
colores m.
  1. color, hue
  2. rouge (cosmetics)
  3. pretext, motive, reason
  4. character
  5. side, party, faction
  6. race, ethnicity
  7. (poker) flush

[ Related terms

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