User:Dmh/colored coloured

English

Adjective

colored (US) coloured (outside US)

1. Having a particular color or kind of color

   The room was colored red, with a dark-colored rug

2. Having prominent colors; colorful

   The singer wore a colored shirt

3. Influenced pervasively but subtly

   My opinions are colored by my upbringing

4. (older usage, potentially offensive) Having dark skin tone

   Being of an older generation, they considered themselves "colored ladies"

5. (potentially offensive) In the context of apartheid, neither "black" nor "white"

Translations

• Danish: farvet (1,3,4); kulørt (2);
• Finnish: värikäs, värillinen
• Persian: رنگین (rangin)
• Spanish: coloreado
• Portuguese: colorido

Verb

colored (US) coloured (outside US)

1. past tense of color
2. past participle of color

Translations

• Danish: farvede (1); farvet (2)

Related Terms

• color/colour