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colored

279 1.0
Having a color, natural or added
  • adjective
  • /ˈkʌlərd/
  • US
: 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
92 1.0

Having bright, different colors that catch the eye

is any object with hue whether vivid or plain
tinted
vscolored
33 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
23 2.4

Not dark in color, often pale like white

is any item that has a visible hue regardless of shade
dark-colored
vscolored
  • US
21 1.3

Having a dark shade, like deep blue or black

is any object that has visible hue regardless of shade depth
dyed
vscolored
16 2.1

Cloth or hair that someone colored on purpose

is any item that has hue whether natural or artificially introduced
multicolored
vscolored
  • US
11 2.9

Having many different bright colors

is any item with hue but not necessarily with many different parts
pale-colored
vscolored
4 2.3

Having a light color that is not bright

is any item that shows noticeable hue rather than faint shading
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
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-hued
vscolored
1 5.1

A light color that is not strong

is any object that shows hue whether deep or faint

Antonyms

13 2.9

Having very little or no color

Compounds

23 2.4

Not dark in color, often pale like white

21 1.3

Having a dark shade, like deep blue or black

17 9.9

An old offensive term in the United States for Black people

A thing that has strong, vivid colors

A shiny color like metal, for example silver or gold

Having a pale yellowish-white color like fresh cream

8 5.1

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

Having the color of a ripe orange

4 2.4

To have a shiny yellow color like gold

4 2.3

Having a light color that is not bright

A pale pink or light brown color like human skin

Having light, soft colors like pale pink or blue

3 3.0

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

3 4.1

A color like beige or grey that does not draw attention

A color that is yellowish brown like honey

A pale pinkish orange color like a ripe peach

2 2.3

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

2 3.4

A red-brown color like copper

2 3.4

Having one color with no pattern

Having a deep brown color like dark chocolate

A pale yellow color like dry straw

1 3.0

A deep red color like red wine

1 6.9

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

1 2.6

A light pink color like that of a rose

Pale yellowish white like fresh cream

A warm reddish brown like the coat of some horses

A yellow-green color like green olives

1 5.7

A pale yellow-brown color like light leather

Having a purple color between blue and red

1 3.4

A pale, light purple color that looks soft

1 4.2

A light yellowish brown color like a young deer

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

A light brown with a little red like cinnamon

1 5.5

A dull grey-blue color like old metal

A reddish-brown color like the fur of some dogs

Having a soft dark color like the sky at dusk

A pale pinkish orange color like a ripe peach

Having a shiny color like silver or gold

1 4.8

Having a deep dark red color like a red jewel

colored hearing
  • Specialized
1 9.9

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

1 9.9

A hurtful phrase that says Black people are often late

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

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

A pale sandy bird that runs quickly across dry plains

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

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

How Colorful

vivid
42 3.0
colored
  • US
279 1.0
tinted
33 3.2
pale
301 1.0
colorless
  • US
13 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.