color

Other spellings

• (UK)colour

Pronunciation

• (UK)enPR:/kŭlʹə/,IPA^(key):/ˈkʌlə/,SAMPA:/ "kVl@/
• (US)enPR:/kŭl'ər/,IPA^(key):/ˈkʌlɚ/,SAMPA:"kVl@`

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Noun

Singular color

Plural colors

Red,blueandgreenlightsmixed make lightercolors.

Cyan,yellowandmagentapaintsmixed make darkercolors.

1. (countable&uncountable) Theimagecaused bylightin your eyes, due to light of variouswavelengthshitting yourretina.

   My favoritecoloris blue.

2. (uncountable) Thecolorof a person's skin, especially as an indicator of theirraceorethnicity

Verb

Plain form color

Third-person singular colors

Past tense colored

Past participle colored

Present participle coloring

1. To give something itscolor.

   Rosecoloredthedrawingwith apencil.

Commoncolors(edit)

white-silver-gray-black-brown-red-orange-gold-yellow-olive-green-cyan-blue-indigo-violet-purple-magenta-pink