Synonyms for Colour

Top synonyms for “colour”: color, color, color, color in, coloration, coloring, coloring material, colorise, and 24 more below.

Definitions

1. (noun)the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
2. (noun)an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
   “he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity”
3. (noun)a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
   “a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light”
4. (noun)the timbre of a musical sound
   “the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music”
5. (noun)interest and variety and intensity
   “the Puritan Period was lacking in color”
6. (noun)(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
   “each flavor of quarks comes in three colors”
7. (noun)any material used for its color
   “she used a different color for the trim”
8. (verb)change color, often in an undesired manner
   “The shirts discolored”
9. (verb)add color to
   “The child colored the drawings”
10. (verb)affect as in thought or feeling
    “My personal feelings color my judgment in this case”
11. (verb)give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
    “color a lie”
12. (verb)decorate with colors
    “color the walls with paint in warm tones”

Definitions sourced from Princeton WordNet (BSD license).