color

color is part of the Basic English 850.

Other spellings

• colour

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: /kŭlʹə/, IPA: /ˈkʌlə/, SAMPA: /"kVl@/
• (US) enPR: /kŭl'ər/, IPA: /ˈkʌlə/, SAMPA: "kVl@
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Noun

Singular color

Plural colors

Red, blue and green lights mixed make lighter colors.

Cyan, yellow and magenta paints mixed make darker colors.

1. The image caused by light in your eyes, due to light of various wavelengths hitting your retina.

   The color of the sea is blue.

Common colors include:

black

white

gray

red

orange

yellow

green

blue

purple

pink

brown

Verb

Plain form color

Third-person singular colors

Past tense colored

Past participle colored

Present participle coloring

1. To give something color.

   Rose colored the drawing with a pencil.