Definition (noun) a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
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a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light
Definition (noun) interest and variety and intensity
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the Puritan Period was lacking in color
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the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness
Definition (noun) the timbre of a musical sound
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the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music
Definition (noun) a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
Definition (noun) an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
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he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity
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he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction
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the situation soon took on a different color
Definition (noun) any material used for its color
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she used a different color for the trim
Definition (noun) (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
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each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
Definition (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
Definition (verb) add color to
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The child colored the drawings
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Fall colored the trees
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colorize black and white film
Definition (verb) affect as in thought or feeling
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My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
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The sadness tinged his life
Definition (verb) modify or bias
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His political ideas color his lectures
Definition (verb) decorate with colors
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color the walls with paint in warm tones
Definition (verb) give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
Definition (verb) change color, often in an undesired manner
Definition (adj) having or capable of producing colors
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color film
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he rented a color television
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marvelous color illustrations