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Race prejudice is not only a shadow over the colored it is a shadow over all of us, and the shadow is darkest over those who feel it least and allow its evil effects to go on.
Pearl S. Buck

Meaning of "colored" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COLORED

colored  [ˈkʌləd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COLORED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Colored is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES COLORED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Colored

Colored is a term used in the United States to refer to black people. Since the success of the African-American Civil rights movement, the term, along with "negro" and others, has been largely replaced by "black". According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the word colored was first used in the 14th Century. In other English-speaking countries, the term has varied meanings. In South Africa, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the term Coloured refers both to a specific ethnic group of complex mixed origins, which is considered neither black nor white, and in other contexts to people of mixed race; in neither context is its usage considered derogatory. In British usage, the term refers to "a person who is wholly or partly of non-white descent" and its use may be regarded as antiquated or offensive, and other terms are preferable, particularly when referring to a single ethnicity. The term should not be confused with the term people of color, which generally refers to all non-white people.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COLORED


bicolored
ˈbaɪˌkʌləd
chocolate-coloured
ˈtʃɒklətˌkʌləd
coffee-coloured
ˈkɒfɪkʌləd
coloured
ˈkʌləd
copper-coloured
ˈkɒpəkʌləd
cream-coloured
ˈkriːmˌkʌləd
discolored
dɪsˈkʌləd
discoloured
dɪsˈkʌləd
flesh-coloured
ˈfleʃˌkʌləd
honey-coloured
ˈhʌnɪˌkʌləd
light-coloured
ˈlaɪtˌkʌləd
many-coloured
ˈmenɪˌkʌləd
multicoloured
ˈmʌltɪˌkʌləd
rust-coloured
ˈrʌstˌkʌləd
straw-coloured
ˈstrɔːkʌləd
uncolored
ʌnˈkʌləd
uncoloured
ʌnˈkʌləd
varicolored
ˈveərɪˌkʌləd
varicoloured
ˈvɛərɪˌkʌləd
wine-coloured
ˈwaɪnkʌləd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COLORED

colorant
coloration
coloratura
coloratura soprano
colorature
colorbred
colorbreed
colorcast
colorectal
colorer
colorfast
colorfastness
colorful
colorfully
colorfulness
colorific
colorimeter
colorimetric
colorimetrical
colorimetrically

WORDS THAT END LIKE COLORED

armored
bored
enamored
gored
high-colored
mirrored
mustard-colored
noncolored
sponsored
tailored
technicolored
unarmored
uncensored
undeplored
unexplored
unimplored
unmonitored
untutored
vanilla-flavored
visored

Synonyms and antonyms of colored in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «COLORED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «colored» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of colored

Translation of «colored» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COLORED

Find out the translation of colored to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of colored from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «colored» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

彩色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

color
570 millions of speakers

English

colored
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रंग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللون
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

цвета
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

colored
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রঙ্গিন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coloré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Berwarna
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

farbig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

着色された
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

색깔
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Colored
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

màu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வண்ண
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रंगीत
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

renkli
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

colorato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kolorowe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

кольори
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

colorat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χρώματος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gekleurde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

färgad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

farget
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of colored

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COLORED»

The term «colored» is very widely used and occupies the 6.750 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of colored
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «colored».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COLORED» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «colored» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «colored» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about colored

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10 QUOTES WITH «COLORED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word colored.
1
Josephine Baker
I believe if the white and colored people could get together and be let alone, they would understand each other and consequently love each other.
2
Josephine Baker
The hate directed against the colored people here in St. Louis has always given me a sad feeling because when I was a little girl I remember the horror of the East St. Louis race riot.
3
Josephine Baker
Americans, the eyes of the world are upon you. How can you expect the world to believe in you and respect your preaching of democracy when you yourself treat your colored brothers as you do?
4
Josephine Baker
The hate directed against the colored people here in St. Louis has always given me a sad feeling... How can you expect the world to believe in you and respect your preaching of democracy when you yourself treat your colored brothers as you do?
5
Susan Blackmore
Certainly almost everything we do and think is colored in some way by memes, but it is important to realize that not everything we experience is a meme. If I walk down the street and see a tree, the basic perception that's going on is not memetic.
6
Napoleon Bonaparte
A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.
7
Arna Bontemps
How dare anyone, parent, schoolteacher, or merely literary critic, tell me not to act colored.
8
Jordana Brewster
Also, when you think about a show that you used to watch as a kid or as a teenager, you look at it through sort of rose colored glasses when you remember it.
9
Pearl S. Buck
Race prejudice is not only a shadow over the colored it is a shadow over all of us, and the shadow is darkest over those who feel it least and allow its evil effects to go on.
10
Gilbert K. Chesterton
Lying in bed would be an altogether perfect and supreme experience if only one had a colored pencil long enough to draw on the ceiling.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COLORED»

Discover the use of colored in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to colored and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
For Colored Girls who Have Considered Suicide/When the ...
A tie-in edition to the film adaptation of the 1975 classic is a passionate treatise on the black female experience in 20th-century America that includes the complete text, behind-the-scenes stage directions and two new poems.
Ntozake Shange, 2010
2
My Many Colored Days
This rhyming story describes each day in terms of a particular color which in turn is associated with specific emotions.
Dr. Seuss, 1996
3
A Taste of Colored Water
Some Online Copy
‎2008
4
Landscapes in Colored Pencil: Connect to Your Colorful Side ...
Demonstrates how to create landscape drawings step-by-step using colored pencils, including such techniques as rendering shadows, creating textures, and expressing time of day in the work.
Eileen Sorg, 2012
5
Tooth-colored Restoratives: Principles and Techniques
Preparation designs and simplified techniques for creating more durable, more esthetic restorations are well supported by this abundantly illustrated book featuring 400 illustrations."--BOOK JACKET.
Harry F. Albers, 2002
6
The Ultimate Guide To Colored Pencil: Over 40 step-by-step ...
Whether you're new to colored pencils or perfecting advanced techniques, you'll find the answers you need here in dozens of complete step-by-step demonstrations, including: Simple techniques for achieving amazingly realistic compositions, ...
Gary Greene, 2010
7
Colored Pencil Solution Book
*Provides more than 70 specialized answers for common colored pencil dilemmas
Janie Gildow, Barbara Newton, 2006
8
The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (an African American ...
James Weldon Johnson's landmark novel is an emotionally gripping and poignant look into race relations.
James Weldon Johnson, 2008
9
Lifelike Drawing In Colored Pencil With Lee Hammond
Colored pencils are wonderful tools for creating realistic drawings. Lee Hammond, popular instructor and North Light author of more than twenty instructional books on drawing and painting, is here to show you how.
Lee Hammond, 2008
10
Colored Gemstones: The Antoinette Matlins Buying Guide : how ...
Antoinette Matlins has managed to do just that with her Colored Gemstones and Diamonds buying guides."---Gems & Gemology "With Antoinette Matlins' name on the cover, the reader knows the text will be useful.
Antoinette Leonard Matlins, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COLORED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term colored is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Extremely rare split-colored lobster caught in Maine
The online reviews of the Pine Point Fisherman's Co-Op in Scarborough, Maine, are about as solid, homey and low-key as this coastal ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
2
Don't Buy Halloween Colored Contact Lenses
Just in time for Halloween, U.S. officials have warned the public about the dangers associated with counterfeit decorative and colored contact ... «Loop 21, Jul 15»
3
Some CEOs 'Wearing Rose Colored Glasses' on Buybacks:Ives
FBR Capital Markets' Daniel Ives discusses record buybacks for U.S. corporations and the impact on investors. He speaks with Stephanie ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
4
Giambattista Valli Dresses Up Ponytails With a Hit of Unexpected …
Souleiman used Wella's Dry Me dry shampoo to add texture before using a sherbet-colored spray that mirrored the fluoro orange finale gown. «Style.com, Jul 15»
5
Family pleads for help in finding the killer of 14-year-old boy
Police Chief Skip Holbrook says a review of surveillance video from the area has revealed a light-colored sedan may have been involved in the incident. «WMBF, Jul 15»
6
Rare split-colored lobster caught off Maine coast
According to research by the Lobster Institute, the chance of finding a split-colored lobster is one in 50 million. The institute reports that only the ... «WGME, Jul 15»
7
Colored Contacts That Look Real: New 1-Day Contact Lenses …
According to Google AdWords, the search term “colored contacts” gets 74,000 searches per month. “Color contacts” gets 33,100 queries per ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
8
Elizabeth Olsen Suffers Wardrobe Malfunction in Paris, Flashes Skin …
As she posed for some pictures outside of the building, a sudden gust of wind blew her skirt up, flashing her light nude-colored undergarment. «AceShowbiz, Jul 15»
9
CryptoNote-Based Bytecoin Turns 3, Plans to Implement Colored
The Bytecoin platform allows for implementing colored coins and smart contracts by means of the network itself, without any add-ons. “The work ... «CoinTelegraph, Jul 15»
10
NASA – New Horizons colored pictures displays mysterious spots in …
To extract these colored images the New Horizons' team had to merge the black-and-white images of Pluto and Charon clickedby the ... «Benchmark Reporter, Jul 15»

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