Definition of Colored

1. Noun. A United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive.

Exact synonyms: Colored Person
Language type: Archaicism, Archaism
Generic synonyms: Black, Black Person, Blackamoor, Negro, Negroid

2. Adjective. Having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination. "Amber-colored heads of grain"
Exact synonyms: Colorful, Coloured
Attributes: Color, Coloring, Colour, Colouring
Similar to: Crimson, Flushed, Red, Red-faced, Reddened, Bay, Bichrome, Bicolor, Bicolored, Bicolour, Bicoloured, Dichromatic, Black, Blackened, Blue-flowered, Brightly-colored, Brightly-coloured, Buff-colored, Buff-coloured, Chestnut-colored, Chestnut-coloured, Chocolate-colored, Chocolate-coloured, Cinnamon Colored, Cinnamon Coloured, Cinnamon-colored, Cinnamon-coloured, Cinnamon-red, Cream-colored, Creamy-colored, Creamy-white, Dark-colored, Dark-coloured, Dusky-colored, Dusky-coloured, Dun-colored, Dun-coloured, Fawn-colored, Fawn-coloured, Flame-colored, Flame-coloured, Flesh-colored, Flesh-coloured, Garnet-colored, Garnet-coloured, Ginger, Gingery, Gold-colored, Gold-coloured, Honey-colored, Honey-coloured, Indigo, Lead-colored, Lead-coloured, Liver, Liver-colored, Metal-colored, Metal-coloured, Metallic-colored, Metallic-coloured, Monochromatic, Monochrome, Monochromic, Monochromous, Calico, Motley, Multi-color, Multi-colored, Multi-colour, Multi-coloured, Multicolor, Multicolored, Multicolour, Multicoloured, Painted, Particolored, Particoloured, Piebald, Pied, Varicolored, Varicoloured, Neutral-colored, Neutral-coloured, Olive-colored, Olive-coloured, Orange-colored, Orange-coloured, Orange-hued, Orange-flowered, Pale-colored, Pale-hued, Pastel-colored, Peach-colored, Polychromatic, Polychrome, Polychromic, Purple-flowered, Red-flowered, Roan, Rose-colored, Rosy-colored, Rust-colored, Silver-colored, Straw-colored, Straw-coloured, Tawny-colored, Tawny-coloured, Trichromatic, Trichrome, Tricolor, Violet-colored, Violet-coloured, Violet-flowered, Violet-purple
Antonyms: Uncolored

3. Adjective. Having skin rich in melanin pigments. "Dark-skinned peoples"
Exact synonyms: Coloured, Dark, Dark-skinned, Non-white
Similar to: Black
Derivative terms: Darkness

4. Adjective. Favoring one person or side over another. "A decision that was partial to the defendant"
Exact synonyms: Biased, Coloured, One-sided, Slanted
Similar to: Partial

5. Adjective. (used of color) artificially produced; not natural. "A bleached blonde"
Exact synonyms: Bleached, Coloured, Dyed
Similar to: Artificial, Unreal

Definition of Colored

1. a. Having color; tinged; dyed; painted; stained.

Definition of Colored

1. having color [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Colored

coloratura
coloraturas
coloratura soprano
colorbred
colorbreed
colorbreeding
colorbreeds
colorcast
colorcasted
colorcasting
colorcasts
colorectal
colorectal
colorectal cancer
colorectal surgeon
colored (current term)
coloreds
colored audition
colored hearing
colored person
colorer
colorers
colorfast
colorfastness
colorfastnesses
colorful
colorfully
colorfulness
colorfulnesses
colorific

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