Word of the Day – September 13, 2023

colour

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Definitions

Type Definition Sources
Adjective Having or capable of producing colors. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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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. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun A visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect. (used 10 times in citations and controls)
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Noun The timbre of a musical sound. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun Interest and variety and intensity. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun A race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks). (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Noun Any material used for its color. (used 1 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Change color, often in an undesired manner. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Add color to. (used 2 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Affect as in thought or feeling. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Decorate with colors. (used 6 times in citations and controls)
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Verb Modify or bias. (used 0 times in citations and controls)
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Other Forms

Type Other Form
Past colours
Past Participle colouring
Plural colours
Third Person coloured

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