Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun colors
2 senses of colors
Sense 1
colors, colours -- (a flag that shows its nationality)
=> flag -- (emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design)
Sense 2
colors, colours -- (a distinguishing emblem; "his tie proclaimed his school colors")
=> emblem -- (special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun color
8 senses of color
Sense 1
color, colour, coloring, colouring -- (a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light")
=> visual property -- (an attribute of vision)
Sense 2
color, colour, vividness -- (interest and variety and intensity; "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"; "the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness")
=> interest, interestingness -- (the power of attracting or holding one's attention (because it is unusual or exciting etc.); "they said nothing of great interest"; "primary colors can add interest to a room")
Sense 3
color, colour, coloration, colouration -- (the timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music")
=> timbre, timber, quality, tone -- ((music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound); "the timbre of her soprano was rich and lovely"; "the muffled tones of the broken bell summoned them to meet")
Sense 4
color, colour, people of color, people of colour -- (a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks))
=> race -- (people who are believed to belong to the same genetic stock; "some biologists doubt that there are important genetic differences between races of human beings")
Sense 5
semblance, gloss, color, colour -- (an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading; "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")
=> appearance, visual aspect -- (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
Sense 6
coloring material, colouring material, color, colour -- (any material used for its color; "she used a different color for the trim")
=> material, stuff -- (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread")
Sense 7
color, colour -- ((physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors")
=> kind, sort, form, variety -- (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?")
Sense 8
color, colour -- (the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation)
=> appearance, visual aspect -- (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)
Antonyms of noun colors
Antonyms of noun color
1 of 8 senses of color
Sense 1
color, colour, coloring, colouring -- (a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect; "a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light")
Antonym of colorlessness (Sense 1)
=> colorlessness, colourlessness, achromatism, achromaticity -- (the visual property of being without chromatic color)
Antonyms of verb color
1 of 6 senses of color
Sense 1
color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in -- (add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film")
Antonym of discolor (Sense 1)
=> discolor -- (lose color or turn colorless; "The painting discolored")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb color
6 senses of color
Sense 1
color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in -- (add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film")
=> change, alter, modify -- (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue")
Sense 2
tinge, color, colour, distort -- (affect as in thought or feeling; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life")
=> affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch -- (have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?")
Sense 3
color, colour -- (modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures")
=> influence, act upon, work -- (have and exert influence or effect; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate")
Sense 4
color, colour, emblazon -- (decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm tones")
=> decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify -- (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day")
Sense 5
color, colour, gloss -- (give a deceptive explanation or excuse for; "color a lie")
=> apologize, apologise, excuse, justify, rationalize, rationalise -- (defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success")
Sense 6
discolor, discolour, colour, color -- (change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored")
=> change -- (undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night")