n. the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation

n. 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"

n. (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; "each flavor of quarks comes in three colors"

n. interest and variety and intensity; "the Puritan Period was lacking in color"; "the characters were delineated with exceptional vividness"

n. a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)

n. any material used for its color; "she used a different color for the trim"

n. [the scale of distinctive tones or hues of light]

v. change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored"

v. add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"

v. make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story

v. give a deceptive explanation or excuse for; "color a lie"

v. add color to; "The child colored the drawings"; "Fall colored the trees"; "colorize black and white film"

v. decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm tones"

v. modify or bias; "His political ideas color his lectures"

adj. having or capable of producing colors; "color film"; "he rented a color television"; "marvelous color illustrations"