Colours

Word COLOURS
Character 7
Hyphenation colours
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Colours"

What do we mean by colours?

The spectral composition of visible light

A subset thereof:

A paint.

Human skin tone, especially as an indicator of race or ethnicity.

Skin color, noted as normal, jaundiced, cyanotic, flush, mottled, pale, or ashen as part of the skin signs assessment.

A flushed appearance of blood in the face; redness of complexion.

Richness of expression; detail or flavour that is likely to generate interest or enjoyment.

A standard, flag, or insignia:

(in the plural) An award for sporting achievement, particularly within a school or university.

(in the plural) The morning ceremony of raising the flag.

A property of quarks, with three values called red, green, and blue, which they can exchange by passing gluons.

A third-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the rate of change of gamma with respect to time, or equivalently the rate of change of charm with respect to changes in the underlying asset price.

The relative lightness or darkness of a mass of written or printed text on a page. (See type color.)

Any of the colored balls excluding the reds.

A front or facade; an ostensible truth actually false; pretext.

An appearance of right or authority; color of law.

A mixed race person or people, especially if the mix includes African and European, or an adjective describing these people. Can be either a recent mixture with parents or grandparents of different races, or members of old mixed race groups like the Cape Coloureds of South Africa or the Rehobothers of Namibia. It is not derogatory or perjorative per se, but may be used that way by those who disapprove of racial mixing. Used throughout Anglophone Sub-Saharan Africa, from Colonial British English. Urban Dictionary

A concept invented by John Logie Baird in 1928 when he got bored with black and white. Black and white is considered to be more "classic" and timeless by most people, with colour generally only accepted in today's world as a means to making commentary on televised snooker tournaments simpler. Urban Dictionary

The prejudice or discrimination against individuals of a darker skin tone, like racism except it is usually among people of the same racial/ethnic group. Urban Dictionary

Colour: One's perception of hue, lightness/brightness and saturation. Note: This is the British and Canadian way of spelling colour, therefore, the correct way. I realize that American's think that they invented the English language (along with everything else)but they did not. The Brits or ENGLISH invented the language (where do you think the name came from?). Why do American's spell it color? Years ago when the first American dictionary was written, the person writing it was a horrible speller. Urban Dictionary

The british spelling of color... americans say color Urban Dictionary

1: The british variation of the word which the Americans spell as "color". 2: A cause of lengthly and meaningless discussions over which way to spell the word is superior. Urban Dictionary

It's how everyone on the planet spells the word "color" except us Yanks, thanks to the spelling reforms of Noah Webster. Urban Dictionary

The _original_ and proper way of spelling colour. The Americans only spell it because they're incapable of understanding silent letters or how 'ph' sounds like 'f' Urban Dictionary

The correct spelling, unlike the way dumb yanks that cant spell the word for toffee Urban Dictionary

The observed property of light which is closely related to its wavelength. Urban Dictionary

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The word "colours" in example sentences

By mixing _colours with colours_, he produces compound colours, or _hues_. ❋ George Field (N/A)

Certainly, Theotimus, beauty is without effect, unprofitable and dead, if light and splendour do not make it lively and effective, whence we term colours lively when they have light and lustre. ❋ 1567-1622 (1884)

Posted February 18, 2009 at 11: 00 am | Permalink im an interior designer from south india would like to know wat are the in colours for corporate offices this year ❋ Unknown (2009)

These skills are too many to count, and they came about as humans migrated ‘left’ and ‘right’; as well, epithelial pigmentation (skin colours) changed and exposed human beings to new levels of the absorbsion of solar radiation, too! ❋ Unknown (2009)

Its aluminium sheet base, realizable by plasma cutting technology and lacquered in different colours, is suggested by the grace of lace texture works. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As to red invading green, I grew up in Mayo, whose county flag looks like this, so the clash of these colours is too familiar to trouble me. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The natural elements enter the residence, changing gradually in colours and being filtered at the top of her volume. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You can go two miles up the Balesuna and wash colours from the gravel. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The mix of mellow colours is also of great effect. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They invariably come in colours that look like somebody mopped up the floor of the dye room with them. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The clothed altar with its beauty and changing colours is a symbol of the Mystical Body -- the whole Christ, Christ united with all his saints -- it translates this doctrine into the language of colour and form. ❋ Unknown (2009)

You expressed your fancies in colours and metals and marbles. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I bought two short sleeve summer shirts in colours that matched the socks. ❋ Unknown (2009)

- Mixing colours is fun, but makes it hard to get the same colour everywhere. ❋ Nathreee (2009)

I will keep plain colours as background in the future to avoid this. ❋ Unknown (2009)

New Liverpool shirt colours is more a checkered pattern of grey to darker grey. ❋ Azmie Aka Switch Image (2008)

Different continents, different countries, different shapes and sizes, different skin colours, different ages. ❋ Fantasyecho (2008)

The backgrounds are different, the clothes are different, the skin colours are different - and yet we're all the same. ❋ Fantasyecho (2008)

Even the cover, with its virulent acid colours, is shouting out Danger! ❋ Peter Ashley (2008)

The Coloureds of [Zambia] are usually the children or grandchildren of British and [Zambian] couples, while the Cape Coloureds of South Africa are the descendants of mixing involving Dutch, Khoisan, Indonesian and [Bantu] going back over two centuries. ❋ MikeMelungeon (2011)

John [Logie] Baird (turning in grave): If I could turn back time, I think [on balance] I wouldn't have invented colour. [Graverobber]: Why is that John? Baird: I just don't think it has stood the test of time. ❋ Steve "Interesting" Davis (2008)

colourism within [the black] community has been a serious, [emotional] and ongoing [battle] ❋ Socialactivist23 (2018)

There are so many different pronounciations or accents in the United States, cul-er, call-or, cull-lur, cul-our, cal-or, etc. I'm surprised they can spell anything correctly, because they seem to have difficulty with phonetics. I love my new [colouring] book and [crayons]! Do you want to colour with me? His [depiction] of the situation is coloured due to his personal involvement. ❋ This Canadian Girl Kicks Ass! (2006)

what [colour] is your [car]? ❋ Someone (2003)

A: [Bloody hell], it is [spelt] [coloUr]! B: Hell no, it is spelt color! Without a u! C: Whatever guys... ❋ Lazareth Link (2005)

1. I was watching TV in my hotel room late at night in Niagara Falls, Canada. I could get American and Canadian TV signals there because I was at the border. There was an ad for Clairol with some lovely chicks showcasing their hair. Next to a lovely babe with long red hair was the logo: it said "Clairol Colour Treatment". I was watching an ad on Canadian TV. 2. At [Oakes] Parks in the Niagara area I was having a nice discussion with a Canuck lady. She said that I must be an American because I said "out" as opposed to "[ewt]". I said that yes I'm a Yank and that I spell "colour" with 5 letters, not 6. 3. Cyndi Lauper had a hit in 1986 with "True Colors". In 1998 Phil Collins released his version of it, respelling it as "True Colours" beings that he is British. 3. "[Any Colour You Like]" is a synthesizer-heavy instrumental by Pink Floyd. 4. The TA for one of my college classes is a Canadian. He says that American spelling for words like "catalogue" becoming "catalog" and dropping the "u" in "colour" to make "color" is a sign of laziness. Hey, it eliminates [excess baggage]. It's called "simplifying". That's the American way, fella! 5. Eeeeeeeeeyeww! What's your favorite color baby? ... [LIVING COLOUR]. ❋ I Saw U2 Live Twice (2009)

It's [coloUr] you [retard] - Get [an education] dumbass ❋ -benbread- (2005)

[yank]: "hi my name is like [cindy lou] an i like the COLOR pink" brit: "[hello my name is] thomas and i like the COLOUR black" ❋ Uber Skank (2005)

A [HeNe] laser has a distinctive red colour of [wavelength] usually around 633nm. Calling someone coloured is often considered racist. [Issac Newton] decided there should be seven colours in the spectrum, even though only six are particularly well defined. Indigo only exists because of Newton's religious beliefs. Colour is the correct spelling. :P ❋ )SoFoS( (2008)

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