colored

(noun) a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive. Synonyms: colored person.

(verb) add color to. Synonyms: color, colorize, colorise, colourise, colourize, colour, color in, colour in. Examples: "The child colored the drawings." "Fall colored the trees." "Colorize black and white film."

(verb) affect as in thought or feeling. Synonyms: tinge, color, colour, distort. Examples: "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case." "The sadness tinged his life."

(verb) modify or bias. Synonyms: color, colour. Example: "His political ideas color his lectures."

(verb) decorate with colors. Synonyms: color, colour, emblazon. Example: "Color the walls with paint in warm tones."

(verb) give a deceptive explanation or excuse for. Synonyms: color, colour, gloss. Example: "Color a lie."

(verb) change color, often in an undesired manner. Synonyms: discolor, discolour, colour, color. Example: "The shirts discolored."

(adj) having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination. Synonyms: colored (vs. uncolored), coloured, colorful. Examples: "Colored crepe paper." "The film was in color." "Amber-colored heads of grain."

(adj) having skin rich in melanin pigments. Synonyms: coloured, dark, dark-skinned, non-white. Examples: "National association for the advancement of colored people." "Dark-skinned peoples."

(adj) favoring one person or side over another. Synonyms: biased, coloured, one-sided, slanted. Examples: "A biased account of the trial." "A decision that was partial to the defendant."

(adj) (used of color) artificially produced; not natural. Synonyms: bleached, coloured, dyed. Example: "A bleached blonde."