Coloured vs. Colored

Coloured vs. Colored — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Coloured and Colored

Colouredadjective

standard spelling of from=British spelling

Coloredadjective

Having a color.

Wash colored items separately from whites and darks to prevent the colors from bleeding.

Colourednoun

standard spelling of from=British spelling

Coloredadjective

Having a particular color or kind of color.

The room was red, with a dark-colored rug.

Colouredverb

simple past tense and past participle of colour

Coloredadjective

Having prominent colors; colorful.

The singer wore a colored shirt.
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Colouredadjective

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

colored crepe paperthe film was in coloramber-colored heads of grain

Coloredadjective

Influenced pervasively but subtly.

My opinions are colored by my upbringing.

Colouredadjective

favoring one person or side over another;

a biased account of the triala decision that was partial to the defendant

Coloredadjective

Of skin color other than white; in particular, black.

Being of an older generation, they considered themselves "colored ladies".

Colouredadjective

(used of color) artificially produced; not natural;

a bleached blonde

Coloredadjective

(South Africa) Of neither black nor white skin color.

Most of the colored community speaks Afrikaans, whereas languages like Xhosa or Venda are typically spoken by blacks and English is spoken mostly by whites.
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Colouredadjective

having skin rich in melanin pigments;

National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoplethe dark racesdark-skinned peoples

Coloredadjective

Designated for use by colored people in either the US or South African sense.

a colored drinking fountaina colored hospital

Colorednoun

A colored person.

Colorednoun

(laundry) A colored article of clothing.

Coloredverb

simple past tense and past participle of color

Colorednoun

a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive

Coloredadjective

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

colored crepe paperthe film was in coloramber-colored heads of grain

Coloredadjective

having skin rich in melanin pigments;

National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoplethe dark racesdark-skinned peoples

Coloredadjective

favoring one person or side over another;

a biased account of the triala decision that was partial to the defendant

Coloredadjective

(used of color) artificially produced; not natural;

a bleached blonde