Coloured

¹

/ ˈkʌləd /

noun

1. old-fashioned,  an individual who is not a White person, esp a Black person

2. 1. a person of mixed ethnic parentage or descent

   2. a person of mixed ethnic descent speaking English or Afrikaans as their mother tongue

adjective

1. old-fashioned,  designating or relating to a Coloured person or Coloured people

coloured

²

/ ˈkʌləd /

adjective

1. possessing colour

2. having a strong element of fiction or fantasy; distorted (esp in the phrase highly coloured )

Usage

The use of Coloured to refer to a person of mixed ethnic origin is likely to cause offence and should be avoided

Example Sentences

It is made of more than 1,000 handblown coloured glass tiles, each inlaid with gold leaf, echoing the colours of the cathedral's stained-glass windows.

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"My tools are simple: a ruler, pencils, coloured pencils and glue," he says.

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Brightly coloured Gucci stilettos catch the eye from a distance; it's a treasure trove of top-label kit worth tens of thousands of pounds.

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The two young opponents, clad in crisp white karategi with coloured belts and protective headgear, circled each other on the tatami, the floor covering used for practising Japanese martial arts.

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State Emergency Service volunteers and school staff have been walking through buildings and "mapping all coloured sand they see" over the weekend, she added.

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