colour
How something looks because of the light it reflects, like red, blue, or green.
The visual property of an object that results from the way it reflects or emits light, producing sensations such as red, blue, green, etc.
A substance like paint or dye that makes things a certain colour.
A substance such as paint, ink, or dye that is used to produce a particular hue.
To put paint, dye, or another substance on something to change its colour.
To apply pigment, dye, or paint to change the appearance of something by giving it a different hue.
The look of someone's skin that shows their health or feelings.
The appearance of a person's skin as an indicator of health, emotion, or complexion.
A special quality that makes something interesting or different.
A distinctive quality, style, or character that adds interest or individuality to something, often used figuratively.
- Base: colour
- Variant Spelling: color
- Plural: colour, colours
- Base: colour
- Variant Spelling: color
- 3rd Person Singular: colours
- Present Participle: colouring
- Past: coloured
- Spelling Variant: color Verb
- Spelling Variant: color Noun
add colour to [something]
1Make more interesting or lively
To make something more interesting and exciting.
- Her stories always add colour to our meetings.
- Music can add colour to any celebration.
off-colour
1Feeling slightly sick or not well
Feeling a little sick or not in good health.
- I'm feeling a bit off-colour today.
- He looked off-colour after eating too much.
show one's true colours
1Reveal real self or motives
To show what you are really like, especially your bad qualities.
- He seemed nice at first, but later he showed his true colours.
- She finally showed her true colours when she refused to help.
with flying colours
1Achieve great success easily
To succeed at something very well and easily.
- She passed the test with flying colours.
- They completed the project with flying colours.
in cold blood
1deliberately and without emotion (esp. killing)
To do something bad on purpose and without feeling sorry, especially killing someone.
- The victim was murdered in cold blood.
- The crime was committed in cold blood.
- He shot them in cold blood.
- He killed them in cold blood after planning it for weeks.
- He killed the animal in cold blood.
in cold blood
2Deliberately and without mercy (often killing)
To do something on purpose without feeling sorry, usually something very bad like killing someone.
- The crime was committed in cold blood.
- He murdered them in cold blood.