User:Richardb/color
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: /kŭl'ər/
- IPA(key): /ˈkʌlə/
- Template:X-SAMPA
Audio (US) (file)
Alternative spellings[edit]
- colour (Commonwealth English)
Note - The spelling "color" is the spelling preferred by most native English speakers of the US.
Etymology[edit]
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.
Noun[edit]
color (plural colors)
- The spectral composition of visible light.
- Humans and birds can perceive color.
- 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.
- Hue as opposed to achromatic colors (black, white and greys).
- He referred to the white flag as one "drained of all color".
- Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
- Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies.
- (figuratively) interest, especially in a selective area.
- a bit of local color.
- 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
Adjective[edit]
color (no Template:compar or Template:superl)
- Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray
- Color television and movies were considered a great improvement over black and white
Related terms[edit]
- See Appendix:Colors
Verb[edit]
{{en-verb|inf=to color|colors|coloring|colored|colored}}
- To give something color.
- We could color the walls red.
- To draw within the boundaries a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
- My kindergartener loves to color.
- (of a face) To become red through increased blood flow.
- To affect without completely changing.
- That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book.
- To attribute a quality to.
- (colloquial) Color me confused.
Latin[edit]
Noun[edit]
color m, genitive coloris
Third declension
- colour/color
Spanish[edit]
Noun[edit]
color m