or chiefly Brit  col*our  n 1 a  :  a phenomenon of light (as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects  b  :  the aspect of objects and light sources that may be described in terms of hue, lightness, and saturation for objects and hue, brightness, and saturation for light sources  c  :  a hue as contrasted with black, white, or gray  2  :  complexion tint : esp  :  the tint characteristic of good health color or chiefly Brit  colour  adj 
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  cal·or  cal·o·rie   clear  col·lar 
 
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