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Contents 1 English 1.1 Alternative spellings 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Etymology 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Adjective 1.5.1 Translations 1.6 Verb 1.6.1 Translations 1.7 Usage notes 1.8 References 1.9 Related terms 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 3 Latin 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Inflection 3.1.2 Derived terms 4 Spanish 4.1 Noun 4.1.1 Related terms

[ English

[ Alternative spellings

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

[ Pronunciation

• enPR: /kŭl'ər/
• IPA: /ˈkʌlə/
• SAMPA: "kVl@
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -ʌlə(r)

[ Etymology

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

[ Noun

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

[ Adjective

color (not comparable)

(US)

1. Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.

   Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white.

[ Translations

[ Verb

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

[ 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

• color charge
• color commentator
• colored
• colors
• in color
• off-color
• color-blind

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[ Italian

[ Noun

color m. inv.

1. Apocopic form of colore.

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[ 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

• homo nulli coloris

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[ Spanish

[ Noun

color m. (plural colores)

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

[ Related terms

• colorado
• colorar
• colorear
• colorir
• descolorar
• incoloro