Coloured vs. Colored
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.Colouredadjective
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination;
colored crepe paperthe film was in coloramber-colored heads of grainColoredadjective
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 defendantColoredadjective
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 blondeColoredadjective
(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.Colouredadjective
having skin rich in melanin pigments;
National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoplethe dark racesdark-skinned peoplesColoredadjective
Designated for use by colored people in either the US or South African sense.
a colored drinking fountaina colored hospitalColorednoun
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 grainColoredadjective
having skin rich in melanin pigments;
National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peoplethe dark racesdark-skinned peoplesColoredadjective
favoring one person or side over another;
a biased account of the triala decision that was partial to the defendantColoredadjective
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural;
a bleached blonde
