📒 the appearance that things have that results from the way in which they reflect light. Red, orange and green are colors.
- What's your favorite color?
- bright/vibrant colors
- dark/light colors
📒 the use of all the colors, not only black and white
- the introduction of color television in the 1960s
- color photographs
- a color printer
📒 the color of a person’s skin, seen as showing that they belong to a particular race
- Discrimination on the grounds of race, religion or color was outlawed.
- people of all ages, genders, creeds and colors
- Can we seriously believe people who claim not to see color?
📒 a red or pink color in somebody’s face, especially when it shows that they look healthy or that they are embarrassed
- The fresh air brought color to their cheeks.
- Color flooded her face when she thought of what had happened.
- His face was drained of color (= he looked pale and ill).
📒 a substance that is used to give color to something
- a semi-permanent hair color that lasts six to eight washes
- This color runs, so wash the shirt separately.
📒 interesting and exciting details or qualities
- The old town is full of color and attractions.
- to give/lend color to something (= make it brighter, more interesting, etc.)
- Her acting added warmth and color to the production.
📒 the particular colors that are used on clothes, flags, etc. to represent a team, school, political party or country
- Red and white are the team colors.
- Spain’s national colors
- (figurative) There are people of different political colors on the committee.
📒 a flag, badge, etc. that represents a team, country, ship, etc.
- sailing under the French colors
📒 to say publicly and clearly what you believe or who you support
📒 who is not white
- people of color
- As a woman of color, this concerns me.
- a literary prize for writers of color
📒 to make sure that somebody has enough money to pay for something
- You need to see the color of his money before you sell him the car.
📒 your real character, rather than the one that you usually allow other people to see
- It was only after they got married that he showed himself in his true colors.
📒 very well; with a very high mark
- She passed the exam with flying colors.