adjective
colored
Having a particular color rather than being plain or colorless.
She sorts the colored beads into separate bowls by shade.
Etymology
Latin color supplies the color word. The ending -ed describes something as possessing that quality, often distinguishing a deliberately colored surface or material from a plain one.
More examples
- Sunlight shines through the colored glass.
- We use colored pencils to draw the flowers.
- Print the invitations on colored paper instead of white.
Forms
color noun — The visible hue of an object.