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, blue and green lights mixed make lighter colors.

Cyan, yellow and magenta inks mixed make darker colors.

1. (countable & uncountable) The image caused by light in your eyes, due to light of various wavelengths hitting your retina.

   My favorite color is blue.

2. (uncountable) The color of a person's skin, especially as an indicator of their race or ethnicity

Verb

Plain form color

Third-person singular colors

Past tense colored

Past participle colored

Present participle coloring

1. To give something its color.

   Rose colored the drawing with a pencil.

Common colors (edit)

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