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color

  • noun
  • col·or
  • kŭlʹə

The spectral composition of visible light.

Example

“Humans and birds can perceive color.”

Other meanings

  1. A subset thereof

  2. A particular set of visible spectral compositions, perceived or named as a class.

Synonyms

  • colouring

Example sentences

  • “Skin color does not indicate ancestry or origin.”

    Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0

  • “The garden was alive with color.”

    Tatoeba · Igider · CC0

  • “What's your least favorite color?”

    Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Latin "color".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “color” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.