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colour

chiefly British English spelling of color (q.v.); for ending see -or. Related: Coloured; colouring; colourful; colourless; colours, etc.

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Definitions of colour from WordNet
1
colour (n.)
any material used for its color;
Synonyms: coloring material / colouring material / color
colour (n.)
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction;
Synonyms: color
colour (n.)
interest and variety and intensity;
Synonyms: color / vividness
colour (n.)
the timbre of a musical sound;
Synonyms: color / coloration / colouration
colour (n.)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect;
Synonyms: color / coloring / colouring
colour (n.)
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading;
Synonyms: semblance / gloss / color
colour (n.)
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation;
Synonyms: color
2
colour (v.)
modify or bias;
Synonyms: color
colour (v.)
decorate with colors;
Synonyms: color / emblazon
colour (v.)
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for;
Synonyms: color / gloss
colour (v.)
affect as in thought or feeling;
Synonyms: tinge / color / distort
colour (v.)
add color to;
Synonyms: color / colorize / colorise / colourise / colourize / color in / colour in
colour (v.)
change color, often in an undesired manner;
Synonyms: discolor / discolour / color
3
colour (adj.)
having or capable of producing colors;
Synonyms: color
From wordnet.princeton.edu