Colored meaning

What does “colored” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“colored” is an adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination.

colored

adjective

  1. having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

    “colored crepe paper”

    “the film was in color”

    Oppositesuncolored
  2. having skin rich in melanin pigments

  3. favoring one person or side over another

    “a biased account of the trial”

    “a decision that was partial to the defendant”

  4. (used of color) artificially produced; not natural

    “a bleached blonde”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University