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colour

Letters that make colour

o, l, c, r, u are letters that make 'colour'

Words within colour

Ur, CO, col, lour, Co are words within 'colour'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of colour

colours is a word created by adding a letter to 'colour'

colour is a 6 letter word starting with c
colour is a 6 letter word ending with r

15 possible definitions for 'colour'

Colour as "(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction"

Under this definition, colour is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

color has the same meaning as colour

colour as a type

'colour' can be a type of form, variety, kind, sort.

colour as a category

'colour' can be a category of particle physics, high-energy physics, high energy physics.

Colour as "the timbre of a musical sound"

Under this definition, colour is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

color, coloration, colouration have the same meaning as 'colour'

colour as a type

'colour' can be a type of timbre, timber, tone, quality.

Colour as "any material used for its color"

Under this definition, colour is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

color, coloring material, colouring material have the same meaning as 'colour'

colour as a type

'colour' can be a type of stuff, material.

Types of colour

pigment, indicator, dye, mordant, tincture, pigment, pigment, stain, paint, dyestuff, hematochrome are types of 'colour'.

Derivatives of colour

colorist, discolour, color, emblazon, colour, discolor are derivatives of 'colour'.

Colour as "give a deceptive explanation or excuse for"

Under this definition, colour is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

color, gloss have the same meaning as 'colour'

colour as a type

'colour' can be a type of rationalise, justify, apologise, apologize, rationalize, excuse.

Derivatives of colour

gloss, semblance, color, colour are derivatives of 'colour'.

Colour as "modify or bias"

Under this definition, colour is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

color has the same meaning as colour

colour as a type

'colour' can be a type of work, act upon, influence.

Derivatives of colour

color, colour, coloring material, colouring material are derivatives of 'colour'.

Colour as "decorate with colors"

Under this definition, colour is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

emblazon, color have the same meaning as 'colour'

colour as a type

'colour' can be a type of beautify, embellish, decorate, ornament, grace, adorn.

Types of colour

miniate is a type of colour.

Derivatives of colour

colorist, color, colouring, colour, coloring, coloration, colouration, coloring material, colouring material are derivatives of 'colour'.

Colour as "affect as in thought or feeling"

Under this definition, colour is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

tinge, distort, color have the same meaning as 'colour'

colour as a type

'colour' can be a type of touch on, bear upon, bear on, impact, affect, touch.

Colour as "add color to"

Under this definition, colour is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

colorise, colourise, colourize, color in, colour in, colorize, color have the same meaning as 'colour'

Antonyms

discolor has the opposite meaning of colour

colour as a type

'colour' can be a type of alter, change, modify.

Types of colour

polychrome, retouch, parti-color, polychromize, polychromise, empurple, purpurate, pinkify, incarnadine, handcolor, handcolour, tinct, imbue, aurify, embrown, blackwash, pigment, verdigris, tint, tinge, azure, hue, brown, purple, motley, touch, tone, gray, grey, redden, streak, blotch, mottle, silver are types of 'colour'.

Derivatives of colour

color, colouring, coloring, colour, coloration, colouration, food coloring, food colouring, food color, food colour are derivatives of 'colour'.

Colour as "change color, often in an undesired manner"

Under this definition, colour is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

discolour, color, discolor have the same meaning as 'colour'

colour as a type

'colour' can be a type of change.

Types of colour

blanch, blench, whiten, melanize, nigrify, melanise, redden, sunburn, redden, bronze, tan, pale, flush, burn, blacken, black, silver, turn, dye, tone, yellow, purple, blue, green, white, crimson, gray, grey, blush are types of 'colour'.

Derivatives of colour

discoloration, color, colouring, colour, coloring, stain, discolouration, coloring material, colouring material are derivatives of 'colour'.

Colour as "a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)"

Under this definition, colour is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

people of color, people of colour, color have the same meaning as 'colour'

colour as a type

'colour' can be a type of race.

Members of colour

person of color, person of colour are members of 'colour'.

Colour as "interest and variety and intensity"

Under this definition, colour is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

vividness, color have the same meaning as 'colour'

colour as a type

'colour' can be a type of interestingness, interest.

Attributes of colour

colorful, colourful, colorless, colourless are attributes of 'colour'.

Derivatives of colour

vivid, graphic, lifelike, pictorial are derivatives of 'colour'.

Colour as "a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect"

Under this definition, colour is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

color, colouring, coloring have the same meaning as 'colour'

Antonyms

colorlessness, colourlessness, achromatism, achromaticity have the opposite meaning of 'colour'

colour as a type

'colour' can be a type of visual property.

Types of colour

primary color, primary colour, heather, mottle, tint, tone, chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour, achromatic colour, skin color, skin colour, nonsolid color, nonsolid colour, dithered color, dithered colour, shade, tincture, heather mixture, coloration, complexion, achromatic color, colouration are types of 'colour'.

Attributes of colour

colored, uncoloured, coloured, colorful, uncolored are attributes of 'colour'.

Derivatives of colour

colorist, discolour, colorise, colourise, colourize, color in, colour in, colorize, color, emblazon, colour, discolor are derivatives of 'colour'.

Colour as "an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading"

Under this definition, colour is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

gloss, semblance, color have the same meaning as 'colour'

colour as a type

'colour' can be a type of visual aspect, appearance.

Types of colour

color of law, colour of law, face value, guise, pretext, verisimilitude, pretense, pretence, disguise, camouflage, simulacrum are types of 'colour'.

Derivatives of colour

color, colour, gloss are derivatives of 'colour'.

Colour as "the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation"

Under this definition, colour is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

color has the same meaning as colour

colour as a type

'colour' can be a type of visual aspect, appearance.

Derivatives of colour

colorist is a derivative of colour.

Colour as "having or capable of producing colors"

Under this definition, colour is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

color has the same meaning as colour

Antonyms

black-and-white, black and white(p) have the opposite meaning of 'colour'

colour as a category

'colour' can be a category of photography, picture taking.