colored (adj.)

  1. having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; colored crepe paper; the film was in color; amber-colored heads of grain

    [ Syn: coloured , colorful ]

    colored (n.)

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

    [ Syn: colored person ]

    colored (adj.)

  1. having skin rich in melanin pigments; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; dark-skinned peoples

    [ Syn: coloured , dark , dark-skinned , non-white ]

  2. favoring one person or side over another; a biased account of the trial; a decision that was partial to the defendant

    [ Syn: biased , coloured , one-sided , slanted ]

  3. (used of color) artificially produced; not natural; a bleached blonde

    [ Syn: bleached , coloured , dyed ]

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