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colored

colored

88 1.0
Having a color, natural or added
  • adjective
  • /ˈkʌlərd/
  • US
translation icon : coloreado
  • I love the different colored strands of lights, the spacing is great.
  • colored pencils
  • light-colored
  • colored paper

People got kool-aid all colored on their mouth from drinking kool-aid.

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Examples

  • The children played with colored chalk to draw pictures on the pavement.

  • It's just this really pretty like oatmeal colored scarf.

  • Love all the colored buildings, all the cats.

  • Like even just all the different coloured trees.

  • It's gold and little like cream colored roses there.

  • Colored lights in a garden.

  • I feel like colored wigs are so in right now.

  • I really I'm digging the colored lips more lately.

  • They're black with colored elements of the periodic table.

  • Very late, and the only light comes from colored bulbs pulsing on a Christmas tree.

    Fiction book (1992)

Synonyms

colorful
vscolored
  • US
89 1.0

Having bright, different colors that catch the eye

is any object with hue whether vivid or plain
dyed
vscolored
18 2.1

Cloth or hair that someone colored on purpose

is any item that has hue whether natural or artificially introduced
tinted
vscolored
16 3.2

Having a small amount of color that changes how something looks or sounds

is any item that shows hue not only when slightly altered
light-colored
vscolored
  • US
10 2.4

Not dark in color, often pale like white

is any item that has a visible hue regardless of shade
multicolored
vscolored
  • US
8 2.9

Having many different bright colors

is any item with hue but not necessarily with many different parts
pigmented
vscolored
2 4.6

Having visible color on skin or a surface

is any object that has visible hue regardless of how it appears
dark-colored
vscolored
  • US
1 1.3

Having a dark shade, like deep blue or black

is any object that has visible hue regardless of shade depth
painted
vscolored
1 1.6

Having patches of bright colors

is any item that has an overall visible hue whether natural or added
chromatic
vscolored
1 6.5

About color or hue

is about having visible hue rather than discussing tonal properties
pale-colored
vscolored
2.3

Having a light color that is not bright

is any item that shows noticeable hue rather than faint shading
pale-hued
vscolored
5.1

A light color that is not strong

is any object that shows hue whether deep or faint

Antonyms

12 2.9

Having very little or no color

Compounds

A thing that has strong, vivid colors

10 2.4

Not dark in color, often pale like white

Having a pale yellowish-white color like fresh cream

5 5.1

A way of seeing things as better than they are and ignoring problems

A pale pink or light brown color like human skin

2 3.0

A reddish-brown or orange-brown color like old metal

A color that is yellowish brown like honey

1 9.9

An old offensive term in the United States for Black people

1 3.4

A red-brown color like copper

1 1.3

Having a dark shade, like deep blue or black

1 2.4

To have a shiny yellow color like gold

A pale pinkish orange color like a ripe peach

A pale yellow color like dry straw

A warm reddish brown like the coat of some horses

Having a deep brown color like dark chocolate

1 6.9

A dull greyish-brown color like the fur of some horses

Having the color of a ripe orange

Having light, soft colors like pale pink or blue

1 2.3

A shiny light grey color like the metal used for coins and jewelry

1 3.4

Having one color with no pattern

1 3.0

A deep red color like red wine

1 5.7

A pale yellow-brown color like light leather

A light brown with a little red like cinnamon

1 4.2

A light yellowish brown color like a young deer

A reddish-brown color like the fur of some dogs

1 4.1

A color like beige or grey that does not draw attention

1 2.6

A light pink color like that of a rose

A yellow-green color like green olives

A small bird with dull brown-gray feathers that lives in Mexico and Central America

colored audition
  • Specialized
9.9

A condition in which sounds make someone see colors

colored hearing
  • Specialized
9.9

An experience of seeing colors when you hear sounds, especially music

A hurtful phrase that says Black people are often late

A pale sandy bird that runs quickly across dry plains

Pale yellowish white like fresh cream

Having a soft dark color like the sky at dusk

5.5

A dull grey-blue color like old metal

3.4

A pale, light purple color that looks soft

Having a shiny color like silver or gold

A shiny color like metal, for example silver or gold

Having a deep dark red color like a red jewel

A shiny black bird with a pink back and belly that lives in Asia

A glossy black bird with a pink back and belly found mainly in Asia

Having a light color that is not bright

A pale pinkish orange color like a ripe peach

A warm yellowish brown color like dry grass or a lion's fur

A small North American bird with mostly grey feathers and a white belly

Having a purple color between blue and red

How Colorful

vivid
23 3.0
colored
  • US
88 1.0
tinted
16 3.2
pale
291 1.0
colorless
  • US
12 2.9

Surface Forms

colored positive
coloured positive

Morphology

colored = color (transparent) = color + ed

The word 'colored' is transparently derived from 'color' with the addition of the suffix '-ed' to form an adjective meaning 'having color'.

Etymology

Colored comes from the word color, which means 'hue' or 'shade'. So colored means having a color or being made a certain color, like something painted or dyed.