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color

The correct spelling is color.

How to pronounce color

/ˈkʌl.ə(ɹ)/
noun

IPA: /ˈkʌl.ə(ɹ)/

Say it like: Col-or

The correct spelling is color. The spectral composition of visible light For example: "Humans and birds can perceive color."

Usage Examples

Humans and birds can perceive color.

The artist took out her colors and began work on a landscape.

Color has been a sensitive issue in many societies.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The spectral composition of visible light
  2. 2.A subset thereof:
  3. 3.A paint.
  4. 4.Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
  5. 5.Skin color, noted as normal, jaundiced, cyanotic, flush, mottled, pale, or ashen as part of the skin signs assessment.

verb

  1. 1.To give something color.
  2. 2.To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
  3. 3.(of a person or their face) To become red through increased blood flow.
  4. 4.To affect without completely changing.
  5. 5.To attribute a quality to; to portray (as).

adjective

  1. 1.Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.

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