“color”

Definitions

• adjective

  having or capable of producing colors

  Synonyms: colour, bordeaux, burgundy, goya, klangfarbe, tanagra, technicolor, titian, absinthe, acier, acorn, acting

  • Example:“color film”
  • Example:“He rented a color television.”

• noun

  a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

  Synonyms: colour, coloring, colouring

  Antonyms: colorlessness

  • Example:“A white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light.”

• noun

  interest and variety and intensity

  Synonyms: colour, vividness

  • Example:“The Puritan Period was lacking in color.”
  • Example:“The characters were delineated with exceptional vividness.”

• noun

  the timbre of a musical sound

  Synonyms: colour, coloration, colouration

  • Example:“The recording fails to capture the true color of the original music.”

• noun

  an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

  Synonyms: semblance, gloss, colour

  • Example:“He hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity.”
  • Example:“He tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction.”

• noun

  any material used for its color

  Synonyms: coloring material, colouring material, colour

  • Example:“She used a different color for the trim.”