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The correct spelling is colours.
How to pronounce colours
noun
Say it like: Col-owr-s
The correct spelling is colours. 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.The spectral composition of visible light
- 2.A subset thereof:
- 3.A paint.
- 4.Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.
- 5.Skin color, noted as normal, jaundiced, cyanotic, flush, mottled, pale, or ashen as part of the skin signs assessment.
verb
- 1.To give something color.
- 2.To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
- 3.(of a person or their face) To become red through increased blood flow.
- 4.To affect without completely changing.
- 5.To attribute a quality to; to portray (as).
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