Colors — synonyms, colors antonyms, definition

1. colors (Noun) US

12 synonyms
colorations coloring material* colorings colourations colouring material* colourings colours glosses peoples of color peoples of colour semblances vividnesses
1 antonym
colorlessnesses
10 definitions

colors (Noun) — A flag that shows its nationality.

colors (Noun) — A distinguishing emblem. ex. "his tie proclaimed his school colors"

colors (Noun) — A visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit, transmit or reflect. ex. "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light"

colors (Noun) — Interest and variety and intensity. ex. "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"

colors (Noun) — The timbre of a musical sound. ex. "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"

colors (Noun) — A race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks).

colors (Noun) — An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading. ex. "the situation soon took on a different color"

colors (Noun) — Any material used for its colour. ex. "she used a different color for the trim"

colors (Noun) — (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction. ex. "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"

colors (Noun) — The appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation.

18 types of
appearances emblem flag forms interestingnesses interests kinds materials qualities races sorts stuffs timbers timbres tones varieties visual aspect* visual property*
44 types
achromatic color* achromatic colour* camouflages chromatic color* chromatic colour* colorations colors of law colourations colours of law complexions disguises dithered color* dithered colour* dyes dyestuffs ensign face value* guises heather mixture* heathers • • •
2 parts
person of color person of colour
8 see also
colored colorful colorless coloured colourful colourless uncolored uncoloured

2. colors (Verb) US

11 synonyms
colorises colorizes colors in colourises colourizes colours in discolors discolours distorts emblazons tinges
1 antonym
discolors
6 definitions

colors (Verb) — Add colour to. ex. "The child colored the drawings" ex. "Fall colored the trees" ex. "The child colored in the drawings"

colors (Verb) — Affect as in thought or feeling. ex. "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"

colors (Verb) — Modify or bias. ex. "His political ideas color his lectures"

colors (Verb) — Decorate with colours. ex. "color the walls with paint in warm tones"

colors (Verb) — Give a deceptive explanation or excuse for. ex. "color a lie"

colors (Verb) — Change colour, often in an undesired manner. ex. "The shirts colored"

24 types of
acts upon adorns affects alters apologises apologizes bears on bears upon beautifies changes decorates embellishes excuses graces impacts influences justifies modifies ornaments rationalises • • •
57 types
Burns aurifies azures blackens blacks blackwashes blanches blenches blotches blues blushes bronzes browns crimsons dyes embrowns empurples flushes grays greens • • •