colored

¹col·ored

adj \ˈkə-lərd\

Definition of COLORED

1

: having color

2

a : colorful b : marked by exaggeration or bias

3

a sometimes offensive : of a race other than the white; especially : black 2b b sometimes offensive : of mixed race

4

sometimes offensive : of or relating to persons of races other than the white or of mixed race

Examples of COLORED

1. We decorated the Christmas tree with colored lights.
2. He gave a highly colored account of the events.

First Known Use of COLORED

14th century

Related to COLORED

Synonyms: chromatic, colorful, kaleidoscopic, motley, multicolored, multihued, polychromatic, polychrome, prismatic, rainbow, varicolored, varied, variegated, various

Antonyms: colorless; monochromatic, monochromic, monotone, self-colored, solid

Related Words: iridescent, opalescent; brave, bright, brilliant, gay, vibrant; flashy, garish, gaudy, loud, showy, splashy; checkered, dotted, patterned, plaid, plaided, striped; dappled (also dapple), marbled, mottled, parti-color (or parti-colored), piebald, pied, pinto; flecked, specked, speckled, spotted; banded, barred, brindled (or brindle), streaked, striated; bichrome, bicolored (or bicolor), dichromatic, trichromatic, tricolor (or tricolored), two-tone, two-toned

Near Antonyms: achromatic; bleached, decolorized, faded, washed-out; dull, faint, gray (also grey), neutral, pale, pallid, unbrilliant

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Rhymes with COLORED

dullard