Colour

Alternative forms

 * color

Etymology
From color:, via  colour: (Early Anglo-Norman culur:). The US spelling, which excludes the u, was chosen to conform to the word's Latin origin, and to make all derivatives consistent (colorimeter, colorize, colorless, etc; see below). Elsewhere in the English-speaking world, the u has been retained.

Noun

 * 1)  The spectral composition of visible light
 * Humans and birds can perceive colour 
 * 1)  A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class
 * Most languages have names for the colours black, white, red and green.
 * 1)  Hue as opposed to achromatic colours (black, white and greys).
 * He referred to the white flag as one "drained of all colour".
 * 1)  Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
 *  Colour has been a sensitive issue in many societies.
 * 1)  Interest, especially in a selective area
 * a bit of local colour 
 * : Any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms, including azure, gules, sable, and vert. Contrast with metal.
 * 1)  A standard or banner.
 * The loss of their colours destroyed the regiment's morale.
 * 1) The system of colour television.
 * This film is broadcast in colour.
 * 1)  An award for sporting achievement, particularly within a school or university.
 * ''He was awarded colours for his football.
 * 1)  A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons.
 * 2)  The relative lightness or darkness of a mass of written or printed text on a page.
 * 3)  Any of the coloured balls excluding the reds.

Synonyms

 * blee
 * blee, hue
 * hue, shade, blee
 * colour of one’s skin, complexion, blee, ethnicity, race
 * interest
 * stain
 * banner, standard
 * colour television

Derived terms

 * colour-blind
 * colour code
 * coloured
 * colourful
 * colour of fire
 * flame-colour
 * colourimeter
 * colourise
 * colourize
 * colourless
 * colours
 * discoloration
 * true colours

Verb

 * 1) To give something colour.
 * We could colour the walls red.
 * 1)  To apply colours to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using coloured markers or crayons.
 * My son loves to colour.
 * 1) Of a face: To become red through increased blood flow, implying due to strong emotion.
 * ''Her face coloured as she realised her mistake.
 * 1) To affect without completely changing.
 * That interpretation certainly colours my perception of the book.
 * 1)  To attribute a quality to.
 * Colour me confused.

Synonyms

 * dye, paint, stain, shade, tinge, tint
 * blush
 * affect, influence
 * call
 * call

Derived terms

 * colour by numbers

Anagrams

 * courol

Etymology
Early Anglo-Norman culur: and similar, color:.

Noun

 *  Le Roy de Jesuralem porte l'escu d'argent croiselee d'or a une croise potente d'or. Et si avient malement colour d'or en argent
 *  Le Roy de Jesuralem porte l'escu d'argent croiselee d'or a une croise potente d'or. Et si avient malement colour d'or en argent

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