"colour" | Definition and Related Words

colour

Adjective

Having or capable of producing colors (synset 300395196)
"color film"; "he rented a color television"; "marvelous color illustrations"

referred to in: photography, picture taking - the act of taking and printing photographs

same as: color

Noun

Any material used for its color (synset 115009532)
"she used a different color for the trim"

is a type of: material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
subtypes:
- paint, pigment - a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
- indicator - (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance; can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction
- mordant - a substance used to treat leather or other materials before dyeing; aids in dyeing process
- dye, dyestuff - a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
- tincture - a substance that colors or dyes
- hematochrome - a reddish coloring material found in some algae
- pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
- pigment - any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color
- stain - (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
same as: color, coloring material, colouring material
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction (synset 105853190)
"each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"

referred to in: high energy physics, high-energy physics, particle physics - the branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions

is a type of: form, kind, sort, variety - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality

same as: color
Interest and variety and intensity (synset 105200606)
"the Puritan Period was lacking in color"; "the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness"
tells us about:
- colorful, colourful - having much or varied color
- colorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful
is a type of: interest, interestingness - the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.)

same as: color, vividness
The timbre of a musical sound (synset 104995727)
"the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music"

is a type of: quality, timber, timbre, tone - (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

same as: color, coloration, colouration
A visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (synset 104963771)
"a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light"
tells us about:
- colored, colorful, coloured - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
- uncolored, uncoloured - without color
is a type of: visual property - an attribute of vision
subtypes:
- primary color, primary colour - any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing
- heather, heather mixture - interwoven yarns of mixed colors producing muted greyish shades with flecks of color
- mottle - an irregular arrangement of patches of color
- shade, tincture, tint, tone - a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
- chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour - a color that has hue
- achromatic color, achromatic colour - a color lacking hue; white or grey or black
- coloration, colouration - appearance with regard to color
- complexion, skin color, skin colour - the coloring of a person's face
- dithered color, dithered colour, nonsolid color, nonsolid colour - a color produced by a pattern of differently colored dots that together simulate the desired color
same as: color, coloring, colouring
An outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading (synset 104685309)
"he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity"; "he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction"; "the situation soon took on a different color"

is a type of: appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
subtypes:
- color of law, colour of law - a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law
- simulacrum - an insubstantial or vague semblance
- face value - the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth
- guise, pretence, pretense, pretext - an artful or simulated semblance
- camouflage, disguise - an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
- verisimilitude - the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
same as: color, gloss, semblance
The appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation (synset 104682325)
is a type of: appearance, visual aspect - outward or visible aspect of a person or thing

same as: color

Verb

Modify or bias (synset 202542758)
"His political ideas color his lectures"

is a type of: act upon, influence, work - have and exert influence or effect

same as: color
Decorate with colors (synset 201700543)
"color the walls with paint in warm tones"

is a type of: adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

subtypes: miniate - paint with red lead or vermilion

same as: color, emblazon
Give a deceptive explanation or excuse for (synset 200838812)
"color a lie"

is a type of: apologise, apologize, excuse, rationalise, rationalize - defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

same as: color, gloss
Affect as in thought or feeling (synset 200838605)
"My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life"

is a type of: affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on - have an effect upon

same as: color, distort, tinge
Add color to (synset 200284671)
"The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"

is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
subtypes:
- blackwash - color with blackwash
- motley, parti-color - make motley; color with different colors
- polychrome, polychromise, polychromize - color with many colors; make polychrome
- azure - color azure
- empurple, purple, purpurate - color purple
- aurify - turn golden
- verdigris - color verdigris
- pinkify - make pink
- incarnadine - make flesh-colored
- brown, embrown - make brown in color
- handcolor, handcolour - color by hand
- tinct, tinge, tint, touch - color lightly
- pigment - color or dye with a pigment
- hue, imbue - suffuse with color
- retouch - give retouches to (hair)
- silver - make silver in color
- gray, grey - make grey
- tone - change to a color image
- redden - make red
- blotch, mottle, streak - mark with spots or blotches of different color or shades of color as if stained
same as: color, color in, colorise, colorize, colour in, colourise, colourize
Change color, often in an undesired manner (synset 200281861)
"The shirts discolored"

is a type of: change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature
subtypes:
- blush, crimson, flush, redden - turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
- blanch, blench, pale - turn pale, as if in fear
- bronze, tan - get a tan, from wind or sun
- burn, sunburn - get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun
- white, whiten - turn white
- black, blacken, melanise, melanize - make or become black
- turn - change color
- silver - turn silver
- dye - color with dye
- redden - turn red or redder
- purple - become purple
- gray, grey - turn grey
- yellow - turn yellow
- tone - change the color or tone of
- green - turn or become green
- blue - turn blue
same as: color, discolor, discolour

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