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The Meaning of colored

  • (a.) Having color; tinged; dyed; painted; stained.
  • (a.) Specious; plausible; adorned so as to appear well; as, a highly colored description.
  • (a.) Of some other color than black or white.
  • (a.) Of some other color than white; specifically applied to negroes or persons having negro blood; as, a colored man; the colored people.
  • (a.) Of some other color than green.
  • (imp. & p. p.) of Color

Synonyms

colored person , color , colorize , colorise , colourise , colourize , colour , color in , colour in , tinge , color , colour , distort , color , colour , color , colour , emblazon , color , colour , gloss , discolor , discolour , colour , color , coloured , colorful , coloured , dark , dark-skinned , non-white , biased , coloured , one-sided , slanted , bleached , coloured , dyed

Antonyms

discolor , uncolored

Homophones

coloured

Rhymes

coloured , discolored , multicolored