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color
having or capable of producing colors
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- C
- Ends with
- R
- Contains
- OLO
- Scrabble score
- 7
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
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adjective
having or capable of producing colors
“color film”
noun
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
noun
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
“he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity”
noun
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
“a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light”
noun
the timbre of a musical sound
“the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music”
noun
interest and variety and intensity
“the Puritan Period was lacking in color”
noun
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
“each flavor of quarks comes in three colors”
noun
any material used for its color
“she used a different color for the trim”
verb
change color, often in an undesired manner
“The shirts discolored”
verb
add color to
“The child colored the drawings”
verb
affect as in thought or feeling
“My personal feelings color my judgment in this case”
verb
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
“color a lie”
verb
decorate with colors
“color the walls with paint in warm tones”
verb
modify or bias
“His political ideas color his lectures”
In context
Example Sentences
color film
he rented a color television
marvelous color illustrations
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
a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light
the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music
the Puritan Period was lacking in color
the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness
each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
she used a different color for the trim
The shirts discolored
The child colored the drawings
Fall colored the trees
colorize black and white film
My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
The sadness tinged his life
color a lie
color the walls with paint in warm tones
His political ideas color his lectures
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