colour

colour is part of the Basic English 850.

Other spellings

• color

Pronunciation

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

Singular colour

Plural colours

Red, blue and green lights mixed make lighter colours.

Cyan, yellow and magenta paints mixed make darker colours.

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

   The colour of the sea is blue.

Common colours include:

black

white

gray

red

orange

yellow

green

blue

purple

pink

brown

Verb

Plain form colour

Third-person singular colours

Past tense coloured

Past participle coloured

Present participle colouring

1. To give something colour.

   Rose coloured the drawing with a pencil.