colour

colour is on the Basic English 850 List.

collar - colour - comb

colour is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

college - colour - come

Other spellings

• (US) color

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: /kŭlʹə/, IPA ^(key): /ˈkʌlə/, SAMPA: /"kVl@/
• (US) enPR: /kŭl'ər/, IPA ^(key): /ˈkʌlɚ/, SAMPA: "kVl@`

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular colour

Plural colours

1. (countable & uncountable) The image caused by light in your eyes, due to light of various wavelengths hitting your retina.

   My favorite colour is blue.

2. (uncountable) The colour of a person's skin, especially as an indicator of their race or ethnicity

Verb

Plain form colour

Third-person singular colours

Past tense coloured

Past participle coloured

Present participle colouring

1. To give something its colour.

   Rose coloured the drawing with a pencil.

Common colors (edit)

white - silver - grey/gray - black - brown - red - orange - gold - yellow - olive - green - cyan - blue - indigo - violet - purple - magenta - pink - maroon