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Colour

🔄 Synonyms of "Colour"

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WordDefinition
semblancenoun(countable) The outward appearance or form of a person or thing.
emblazonverb(transitive) To adorn with prominent markings.
vividnessnounThe quality or state of being vivid.
colornoun(uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light.
discolourverbBritish and Canadian standard spelling of discolor.
coloringnounAn act or process which applies color.
colouringnounOf something that provides colour.
panchromatic(photography, of black and white film) sensitive to all visible colours
discolorverb(American spelling) To change or lose color.
color inverb(transitive) To add colors to a black-and-white drawing, using colored drawing equipment.
people of colornouna race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially blacks)
colour inverbTo colourise; to add colours to a black-and-white drawing, using coloured drawing equipment.
people of colournouna race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially blacks)

↔️ Antonyms of "Colour"

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WordDefinition
black-and-whitenoun(figurative, idiomatic) Classifying people, objects or concepts as two polar opposites, especially "right" and "wrong"; dichotomous and inflexible.
colorlessnessnounUS standard spelling of colourlessness. [The state or quality of being colourless.]
achromatismnoun(optics) The state or quality of being achromatic; achromaticity.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Colour"

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WordDefinition
semblancenoun(countable) The outward appearance or form of a person or thing.
color inverb(transitive) To add colors to a black-and-white drawing, using colored drawing equipment.
colour inverbTo colourise; to add colours to a black-and-white drawing, using coloured drawing equipment.
panchromatic(photography, of black and white film) sensitive to all visible colours
colornoun(uncountable) The spectral composition of visible light.
discolourverbBritish and Canadian standard spelling of discolor.
coloringnounAn act or process which applies color.
discolorverb(American spelling) To change or lose color.
vividnessnounThe quality or state of being vivid.
emblazonverb(transitive) To adorn with prominent markings.
people of colornouna race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially blacks)
people of colournouna race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially blacks)
affiliationnounThe relationship resulting from affiliating one thing with another.
allegiancenounLoyalty to some cause, nation or ruler.
cornounA Hebrew unit of liquid volume, about equal to 230 L or 60 gallons.
appearancenounThe way something looks; personal presence
intentnounSomething that is intended.
technicolornounA colour process for motion pictures, developed and used in the twentieth century and known for its hyperrealistic, saturated levels of colour.
guisenounAn external appearance in manner or dress; an appropriate indication or expression; a garb; a shape.
persuasionnounThe act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc.

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