colour

Other spellings

• color

Pronunciation

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

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

   My favorite colour is blue.

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

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colour red orange yellow green blue violet black grey white

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Verb

Plain form colour

Third-person singular colours

Past tense coloured

Past participle coloured

Present participle colouring

1. To give something its colour.

   Rose coloured the drawing with a pencil.