noun / verb / adjective
color
KUL-er/ˈkʌlər/
A visible hue produced by the way light is reflected or emitted.
The three cups have different colors: red, blue, and yellow.
Etymology
Latin color, meaning hue or appearance, is traced to an older word for a covering. English moved from the specific sense of complexion to the general visible quality of things.
In context
atmosphere and even the audience's emotional response understanding the basics of color involves several key aspects first let's talk about color theory Hue saturation and brightness hue refers to the color itself
More examples
- She colors the flowers in her drawing purple.
- I prefer color photographs to black-and-white ones.
- The leaves change color in the fall.
Forms
color · colors · colored · coloring
colorful adjective — Having many bright or vivid hues.
colorless adjective — Having no visible hue of its own.