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colors

/ˈkʌl.əz/
Meanings
  • noun

    The property possessed by an object with respect to light reflected from it, determined visually by its hue, saturation, and brightness.

    - "The red, white, and blue colors of the flag represent courage, purity, and loyalty."
    - "Mixing blue and yellow paints together produces green."
    - "The traffic light shows different colors to indicate stop, caution, and go."
  • noun

    A painting or drawing in oil or watercolor.

    - "The artist used a palette of vibrant colors to create the landscape."
    - "The impressionist's use of colors in his paintings is distinctive."
Pronunciation
  1. /ˈkʌl.ɚz/



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Antonyms

decolor
Synonyms

DgammaDtime , colour , gamma decay , blee , complexion , ethnicity , race , affect , influence , blush , call , color in , dye , paint , shade , stain , tinge , tint
Rhymes
Words rhyming with colors
dollars , bowlers , jollers , mollers
Variants
List of all variants of colors that leads to same result
color , colors , of color , colored , colorer , colorers , coloring , show her true colors , show his true colors , show one's true colors , show their true colors , earth color , earth colors , false color , false colors , flying , flying colors , with flying colors , local color , local colors , oil color , oil colors , parti-color , parti-colored , parti-colors , poster color , poster colors , poster paint
Etymology
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Old French 'colour' from Latin 'color', meaning 'hue, complexion, or appearance'.

Trivia
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  1. The human eye can distinguish about 10 million different colors.

  2. The color blue is the most popular color in the world, according to various studies.

  3. Red is the color most associated with the emotion of love.

  4. Black is the absence of light and technically not a color.

  5. The longest word in the English language with the letter 'e' appears 131 times: 'queueing' (pronounced 'queuing'), meaning 'waiting in line'. It is related to the word 'colors' as they are often displayed in queues.

Related Concepts
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  1. Hue: A particular shade, tint, or tone of a color.

  2. Saturation: The intensity or purity of a color, measured as the amount of white, black, or gray added to a hue.

  3. Brightness: The degree of light reflected from a surface, which affects the perceived intensity of a color.

Culture
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Colors have played significant roles in various cultures throughout history. In Hinduism, colors represent different deities and are used during religious ceremonies. In Chinese culture, colors are associated with the five elements: red represents fire, blue represents water, green represents wood, yellow represents earth, and white represents metal. In Western cultures, colors are used symbolically in art, literature, and fashion.

How to Memorize "colors"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a red apple, a green leaf, a blue ocean, and a yellow sun.
    - Visualize the color wheel, with primary colors (red, blue, and yellow) and secondary colors (orange, green, and violet) arranged around the circumference.

  2. associate

    - Associate red with stop signs, green with go, blue with the sky or the ocean.
    - Associate the color brown with autumn leaves or a bear.
    - Associate the color purple with royalty or grapes.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember ROYGBIV for the order of the rainbow colors: Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, and Violet.
    - Use the mnemonic 'Richard Of York Gave Battle In Vain' to remember the order of the colors in the English flag: Red, White, Blue.

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