colored

[ kuhl-erd ]

/ ˈkʌl ərd /

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adjective

having color.

Older Use: Offensive. belonging wholly or in part to any group of nonwhite people, especially to Black people.

Older Use: Offensive. pertaining to Black people.

influenced or biased: colored opinions.

specious; deceptive: The authorities detected a colored quality in her statement.

Botany. of some hue other than green.

noun

Older Use: Offensive.

a Black person.
the colored, Black people as a group.

Cape Colored.

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Origin of colored

A Middle English word dating back to 1275–1325; see origin at color, -ed³

usage note for colored

2, 3, 7. See Black¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM colored

half-colored, adjectiveun·col·ored, adjectiveun·col·ored·ly, adverbun·col·ored·ness, noun

un·der·col·ored, adjectivewell-colored, adjective

Words nearby colored

color code, color-coordinated, colorectal, colorectitis, colorectostomy, colored, colored stone, colorfast, colorfield, color filter, color force

Example sentences from the Web for colored

How do you celebrate when happy occasions are colored by loss and absence?
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“I had this horrible secret and it colored everything I did,” said Roome.
Inside A Finishing School for Transwomen|Sharon Adarlo|December 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Arab women wore their colored hejabs, and the non-Muslim women dressed modestly and without a veil.
Saudi Activist Manal Al-Sharif on Why She Removed the Veil|Manal Al Sharif, Advancing Human Rights|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not surprisingly, many Hongkongers have been taking taxis, which may also have colored some opinions.
Hong Kong Between Calm and Chaos|Ben Leung|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The massive inflatable structure is filled with multi-colored light and takes a prehistoric yet futuristic shape.
New York City’s New Mystery Art Piece|Sara Sayed|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He conceived an idea of securing agents among the colored people, and in that way effect a good sale.
The Homesteader|Oscar Micheaux
The clear, straw-colored fluid which is left after separation of the coagulum is called blood-serum.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The intricate perforations of the lamp were inset with colored glass, and the result was a subdued and warm illumination.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
A light-colored mulatto boy, in dress coat and bearing a diminutive silver tray for the reception of cards, admitted them.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories|Kate Chopin
In the nine differently colored circular tracks, rolled little globes representing the planets.
Fee of the Frontier|Horace Brown Fyfe

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