the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
color
colour
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
semblance
gloss
color
colour
- he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity
- he tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanction
- the situation soon took on a different color
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
color
colour
coloring
colouring
- a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light
the timbre of a musical sound
color
colour
coloration
colouration
- the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music
interest and variety and intensity
color
colour
vividness
- the Puritan Period was lacking in color
- the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
color
colour
- each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
any material used for its color
coloring_material
colouring_material
color
colour
- she used a different color for the trim
change color, often in an undesired manner
discolor
discolour
colour
color
- The shirts discolored
add color to
color
colorize
colorise
colourise
colourize
colour
color_in
colour_in
- The child colored the drawings
- Fall colored the trees
- colorize black and white film
affect as in thought or feeling
tinge
color
colour
distort
- My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
- The sadness tinged his life
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
color
colour
gloss
- color a lie
decorate with colors
color
colour
emblazon
- color the walls with paint in warm tones
modify or bias
color
colour
- His political ideas color his lectures
having or capable of producing colors
color
colour
- color film
- he rented a color television
- marvelous color illustrations
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