n 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
n interest and variety and intensity
the Puritan Period was lacking in color
n the timbre of a musical sound
the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music
n a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
n an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
the situation soon took on a different color
n any material used for its color
she used a different color for the trim
n (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
n the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
v add color to
The child colored the drawings Fall colored the trees colorize black and white film
v affect as in thought or feeling
My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
v modify or bias
His political ideas color his lectures
v decorate with colors
color the walls with paint in warm tones
v give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
color a lie
v change color, often in an undesired manner
The shirts discolored
a having or capable of producing colors
color film he rented a color television marvelous color illustrations