User:Richardb/color

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Alternative spellings

  • colour (Commonwealth English)

Note - The spelling "color" is the spelling preferred by most native English speakers of the US.

[edit] Etymology

From Old French coulour, from Latin color. In American spelling the 'u' was dropped from colour to simplify the spelling. In British spelling the 'u' remains.

[edit] Noun

Singular
Richardb/color

Plural
Richardb/colors

Richardb/color (plural Richardb/colors)

  1. The spectral composition of visible light.
    Humans and birds can perceive color.
  2. A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class.
    Most languages have names for the colors black, white, red, and green.
  3. Hue as opposed to achromatic colors (black, white and greys).
    He referred to the white flag as one "drained of all color".
  4. Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
    Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies.
  5. (figuratively) interest, especially in a selective area.
    a bit of local color.
  6. In corporate finance, details on sales, profit margins, or other financial figures, especially while reviewing quarterly results when an officer of a company is speaking to investment analyists.
    Could you give me some color with regards to which products made up the mix of revenue for this quarter?
See also Wikipedia: color

[edit] Translations

spectral composition of visible light
particular set of the visible spectrum
hue as opposed to achromatic colours
human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity
interest, especially in a selective area
  • Japanese: 色 (いろ, iro)
any of the standard dark tinctures used in a coat of arms
standard or banner (colours)
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[edit] Adjective

color (no comparative or superlative)

  1. Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray
    Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white

[edit] Related terms

See Appendix:Colors

[edit] Verb

{{en-verb|inf=to color|colors|coloring|colored|colored}}

  1. To give something color.
    We could color the walls red.
  2. To draw within the boundaries a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
    My kindergartener loves to color.
  3. (of a face) To become red through increased blood flow.
  4. To affect without completely changing.
    That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book.
  5. To attribute a quality to.
    (colloquial) Color me confused.

[edit] Translations

give something Richardb/color
draw using crayons
become red through increased blood flow
affect without completely changing
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[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

color m, genitive coloris

Third declension

  1. colour/color

[edit] Spanish

[edit] Noun

color m

  1. colour/color, hue
  2. race, ethnicity

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