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colors

n · noun

Form of color , plural of color.

Simple meaning

Qualities like red, blue or yellow that we see when light reflects off things.

Pronunciation

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kuhlerz

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IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈkʌlɚz

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Definition

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n

  1. "Colors" (stylized as COLORS) is Hikaru Utada's 12th Japanese-language single (14th overall), and is the only single they released in 2003.

  2. "Colors" is a song by Romanian group Morandi intended to be the lead single off the group's fourth studio album, Zebra.

  3. "Colors" is a song by American rapper Ice-T, co-produced by Afrika Islam, featuring DJ Eric Garcia, or

  4. "Colors" is a single from Norwegian DJ and electronic music duo Broiler.

  5. stylised as COLORS

    A quarterly print magazine about 'the rest of the world' funded and published by the Italian Benetton clothing company.

  6. The soundtrack album to the Dennis Hopper-directed 1988 action crime film Colors.

noun

  1. A distinguishing emblem

    “His tie proclaimed his school colors.”

  2. A flag that shows its nationality

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A1 · Beginner (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Varies by meaning

Word Aura™

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This meaning: "Colors" (stylized as COLORS) is Hikaru Utada's 12th Japanese-language single (14th overall), and is the only single they released in 2003.

Used this way, colors is a specialist word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in technical or specialist writing contexts.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Specialist/technical
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Specialized
Connotation
Clinical and technical
Usage feel
Technical and specialized

Where it naturally appears

  • Technical/specialist writing

Usage note

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  • “His tie proclaimed his school colors.”noun

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Colors / fourth

dark colors

Soundtrack / american

primary colors

Other combinations

different colorsbright colorstwo colorsthree colorswater colorscolors used

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