color

color is part of the Basic English 850.

Other spellings

• colour

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: /kŭlʹə/, IPA: /ˈkʌlə/, SAMPA: /"kVl@/
• (US) enPR: /kŭl'ər/, IPA: /ˈkʌlɚ/, SAMPA: "kVl@`

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Noun

Singular color

Plural colors

Red, blue and green lights mixed make lighter colors.

Cyan, yellow and magenta paints mixed make darker colors.

1. The image caused by light in your eyes, due to light of various wavelengths hitting your retina.

   My favorite color is blue.

2. The color of a person's skin, especially as an indicator of their race or ethnicity

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red orange yellow green blue violet black grey white

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Verb

Plain form color

Third-person singular colors

Past tense colored

Past participle colored

Present participle coloring

1. To give something its color.

   Rose colored the drawing with a pencil.