colour
noun
[ ˈkʌlə ]
• the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light.
• "the lights flickered and changed colour"
• pigmentation of the skin, especially as an indication of someone's race.
• "discrimination on the basis of colour"
• vivid appearance resulting from the juxtaposition of many bright things.
• "for colour, plant groups of winter-flowering pansies"
• an item or items of a particular colour worn to identify or distinguish an individual or a member of a group, in particular a jockey or a member of a sports team.
• "it was Devon Loch's first victory in the colours of his royal owner"
• a shade of meaning.
• "many events in her past had taken on a different colour"
• a quantized property of quarks which can take three values (designated blue, green, and red) for each flavour.
colour
verb
• change the colour of (something) by painting, dyeing, or shading it.
• "he coloured her hair with a selection of blonde and brown shades"
• (of a person or their skin) show embarrassment or shame by becoming red; blush.
• "she coloured slightly"
• influence, especially in a negative way; distort.
• "the experiences had coloured her whole existence"
Similar:
influence,
affect,
slant,
taint,
pervert,
warp,
twist,
skew,
distort,
bias,
prejudice,
poison,
Origin:
Middle English: from Old French colour (noun), colourer (verb), from Latin color (noun), colorare (verb).
