English-Thai Dictionary

colour

N ข้ออ้าง  คำกล่าวอ้าง  pretext excuse kor-ang

 

colour

N ความ มีสีสัน  สีสัน  ความมีชีวิตชีวา  ความสด ใส  luminosity iridescence glow vividness brilliance piquancy zest freshness liveliness vitality colorfulness colourfulness brightness richness pallor drabness dullness dimness kwam-me-se-san

 

colour

N คุณ ภาพ ที่ เด่นชัด  value complexion interest kun-na-phab-ti-den-chad

 

colour

N คุณ ภาพ เสียง  kun-na-phab-siang

 

colour

N ลักษณะ ภายนอก  คุณ ลักษณะ  hue appearance guise colour coloring colouring lak-sa-na-pai-nok

 

colour

N ศิลปะ การ ใช้ สี  sin-la-pa-kan-chai-se

 

colour

N สี  hue tone tinge tint pigment pigmentation chromaticity undertone cast tincture paint se

 

colour

N สีผิว ของช นที่ ไม่ใช่ คนผิวขาว  se-phio-kong-chon-ti-mai-chai-kon-phio-khal

 

colour

N สีผิว ที่ มี สุขภาพ ดี  complexion se-phio-ti-me-suk-ka-pab-de

 

colour

N สีสัน ต่างๆ  se-san-tang-tang

 

colour

N เม็ด สี  รงควัตถุ  สีย้อม  pigment pigmentation tint chromaticity dye cast med-se

 

colour

N ใบ หน้าที่ มี สีแดง เพราะ สุขภาพ ดี  ใบหน้า มี เลือดฝาด  blush flush bai-na-ti-me-se-daeng-phrow-suk-ka-phab-de

 

colour

VI หน้าแดง  flush blush redden nan-dang

 

colour

VI เปลี่ยนสี  tone discolor discolour plia-se

 

colour

VT ทาสี  ระบายสี  ย้อมสี  tinge tint pigment dye paint stain stipple ta-se

 

colour

VT มีอิทธิพล ต่อ (ความคิด  influence control power me-id-ti-pon-tor

 

colour in

PHRV เติม สีสัน ให้ กับ  ใส่ สี ให้ กับ  toem-se-san-hai-kab

 

colour up

PHRV(หน้า  แดง ด้วย ความอาย  flame up flush up dang-duai-kwam-ai

 

colour up

PHRV ทำให้ น่าตื่นเต้น  tam-hai-na-tuen-ten

 

colour-blind

ADJ ซึ่ง บอดสี  color-blind sueng-bod-se

 

coloured

ADJ ของ กลุ่ม ที่ ไม่ใช่ ชน ผิวขาว  colored kong-kum-ti-mai-chai-kon-phio-khal

 

coloured

ADJ ที่ มี สี  colored ti-me-se

 

colourful

ADJ มีชีวิตชีวา  มี รสชาติ  สนุกสนาน  colorful vivid lively cheerful eventful bright me-chi-wid-chi-wa

 

colourful

ADJ มีสีสัน สดใส  หลาก สี  ฉูดฉาด  colorful picturesque multicolored multicoloured flamboyant parti-colored parti-coloured ti-me-se-san-sod-sai

 

colouring

N กระบวนการ เปลี่ยนสี  kra-buan-kan-pian-se

 

colouring

N สีผสมอาหาร  coloration colouration se-pa-som-ar-han

 

colouring

N สีผิว หรือ สีผม  coloring color colour complexion se-pil-rue-se-pom

 

colourless

ADJ ที่ ไม่มี สี  ti-mai-me-se

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

COLOUR

COLOUR Col "our, n.

 

Defn: See Color.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

colour

col our |ˈkʌlər | ▶noun & verb British spelling of color.

 

colour sergeant

col ¦our ser |geant ▶noun a rank of non-commissioned officer in the Army and Royal Marines, above sergeant and below warrant officer. ORIGIN with reference to the sergeant's responsibility for carrying one of the regiment's colours in a guard of honour.

 

colour supplement

col ¦our sup |ple ¦ment ▶noun Brit. a magazine printed in colour and issued with a newspaper, especially at weekends.

 

Oxford Dictionary

colour

colour |ˈkʌlə |(US color ) ▶noun 1 [ mass noun ] the property possessed by an object of producing different sensations on the eye as a result of the way it reflects or emits light: the lights flickered and changed colour. • [ count noun ] one, or any mixture, of the constituents into which light can be separated in a spectrum or rainbow, sometimes including (loosely ) black and white: a rich brown colour | a range of bright colours. • the use of all colours, not only black and white, in photography or television: he has shot the whole film in colour | [ as modifier ] : colour television. • rosiness or redness of the face as an indication of health or of embarrassment, anger, etc.: there was some colour back in his face | colour flooded her skin as she realized what he meant. • a substance used to give something a particular colour: lip colour. • [ count noun ] Heraldry any of the major conventional colours used in coats of arms (gules, vert, sable, azure, purpure ), especially as opposed to the metals, furs, and stains. • [ count noun ] Snooker any of the balls other than the white cue ball and the reds. 2 [ mass noun ] pigmentation of the skin, especially as an indication of someone's race: discrimination on the basis of colour. • [ count noun ] a group of people considered as being distinguished by skin pigmentation: all colours and nationalities. 3 [ mass noun ] vivid appearance resulting from the juxtaposition of many bright things: for colour, plant groups of winter-flowering pansies. • features that lend a particularly interesting quality to something: a town full of colour and character. • variety of musical tone or expression: orchestral colour. 4 (colours ) an item or items of a particular colour worn to identify or distinguish an individual or a member of a group, in particular a jockey or a member of a sports team. • (also school colours ) a badge, cap, or other item in the distinctive colours of a particular school, awarded to a pupil selected to represent the school in a sport. • chiefly Brit. the flag of a country, or of a regiment or ship. 5 a shade of meaning: many events in her past had taken on a different colour. 6 [ mass noun ] Physics a quantized property of quarks which can take three values (designated blue, green, and red ) for each flavour. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] change the colour of (something ) by painting, dyeing, or shading it: he coloured her hair with a selection of blonde and brown shades. • [ no obj. ] take on a different colour: the foliage will not colour well if the soil is too rich. • fill (a shape or outline ) with colour: he hated finger-painting and colouring in pictures. • make vivid or picturesque: he has coloured the dance with gestures from cabaret and vaudeville. 2 [ no obj. ] (of a person or their skin ) show embarrassment or shame by becoming red; blush: she coloured slightly. • [ with obj. ] cause (a person's skin ) to change in colour: rage coloured his pale complexion. • [ with obj. ] (of an emotion ) imbue (a person's voice ) with a particular tone: surprise coloured her voice. 3 [ with obj. ] influence, especially in a negative way; distort: the experiences had coloured her whole existence. • misrepresent by distortion or exaggeration: witnesses might colour evidence to make a story saleable. PHRASES lend (or give ) colour to make something seem true or probable: this lent colour and credibility to his defence. sail under false colours disguise one's true nature or intentions. show one's true colours reveal one's real character or intentions, especially when these are disreputable or dishonourable. under colour of under the pretext of. with flying colours see flying. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French colour (noun ), colourer (verb ), from Latin color (noun ), colorare (verb ).

 

colourable

colourable |ˈkʌlərəb (ə )l |(US colorable ) ▶adjective 1 capable of being coloured: colourable illustrations. 2 appearing to be correct or justified, but in fact not so: a colourable legal claim. • counterfeit.

 

colourant

colourant |ˈkʌlər (ə )nt |(US colorant ) ▶noun a dye, pigment, or other substance that colours something.

 

colouration

col ¦our |ation ▶noun variant spelling of coloration.

 

colour bar

col ¦our bar ▶noun a social system in which black people are denied access to the same rights, opportunities, and facilities as white people.

 

colour-blind

colour-blind ▶adjective unable to distinguish certain colours, or (rarely in humans ) any colours at all. See protanopia. DERIVATIVES colour blindness noun

 

colour code

col ¦our code ▶noun a system of marking things with different colours as a means of identification. ▶verb ( colour-code ) [ with obj. ] mark (things ) with different colours as a means of identification: each unit is colour-coded for clarity.

 

coloured

coloured |ˈkʌləd |(US colored ) ▶adjective 1 having a colour or colours, especially as opposed to being black, white, or neutral: brightly coloured birds are easier to see | [ in combination ] : a peach-coloured sofa. • imbued with an emotive or exaggerated quality: highly coloured examples were used by both sides. 2 (also Coloured ) dated or offensive wholly or partly of non-white descent. • S. African used as an ethnic label for people of mixed ethnic origin, including Khoisan, African, Malay, Chinese, and white. ▶noun 1 (also Coloured ) dated or offensive a person who is wholly or partly of non-white descent. • S. African a person of mixed descent usually speaking Afrikaans or English as their mother tongue. 2 (coloureds ) clothes, sheets, etc. that are any colour but white. usage: Coloured referring to skin colour is first recorded in the early 17th century and was adopted in the US by emancipated slaves as a term of racial pride after the end of the American Civil War. In Britain it was the accepted term until the 1960s, when it was superseded (as in the US ) by black. The term coloured lost favour among black people during this period and is now widely regarded as offensive except in historical contexts. In South Africa the term coloured (also written Coloured ) has a different history. It is used to refer to people of mixed-race parentage rather than, as elsewhere, to refer to African peoples and their descendants (i.e. as a synonym for black ). Under apartheid it was imposed as an official racial designation. However, in modern use the term is not generally considered offensive or derogatory.

 

colour fast

col ¦our fast ▶adjective dyed in colours that will not fade or be washed out. DERIVATIVES colour fastness noun

 

colour-field painting

colour-field paint |ing ▶noun [ mass noun ] a style of American abstract painting prominent from the late 1940s to the 1960s which features large expanses of unmodulated colour covering the greater part of the canvas. Barnett Newman and Mark Rothko were considered its chief exponents.

 

colour filter

col ¦our fil ¦ter ▶noun a photographic filter that absorbs light of certain colours.

 

colourful

colourful |ˈkʌləfʊl, -f (ə )l |(US colorful ) ▶adjective 1 having much or varied colour; bright: a colourful array of fruit. 2 full of interest; lively and exciting: a controversial and colourful character | a colourful account. • involving variously disreputable activities: the financier had had a colourful career. • (of language ) vulgar or rude: she made it clear, in colourful language, that she did not wish to talk to the police. DERIVATIVES colourfully adverb, colourfulness noun

 

colouring

colouring |ˈkʌlərɪŋ |(US coloring ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 the process of changing the colour of something by painting, dyeing, or shading it. • the filling in of a shape or outline with colour: [ as modifier ] : a colouring book. 2 appearance with regard to colour: the toad's colouring blended perfectly with its surroundings. • the natural hues of a person's skin, hair, and eyes: her fair colouring. • the pervading character or tone of something: her performance was strong on dramatic colouring. 3 matter used to give a particular colour to something, especially food: food colouring | [ count noun ] : paint the eggs using edible food colourings.

 

colourist

colourist |ˈkʌlərɪst |(US colorist ) ▶noun an artist or designer who uses colour in a special or skilful way. • a person who tints black-and-white films. • a hairdresser who specializes in dyeing people's hair.

 

colouristic

colouristic |kʌləˈrɪstɪk |(US coloristic ) ▶adjective showing special use of colour: his great colouristic wallpapers. • having or showing a variety of musical or vocal expression: the choir's colouristic resources. DERIVATIVES colouristically adverb

 

colourize

colourize |ˈkʌlərʌɪz |(also colourise ) ▶verb Brit. variant spelling of colorize.

 

colourless

colourless |ˈkʌləlɪs |(US colorless ) ▶adjective 1 (especially of a gas or liquid ) without colour. • dull or pale in hue: her colourless cheeks. 2 lacking distinctive character or interest; dull: the book is rather colourless, like its author. DERIVATIVES colourlessly adverb, colourlessness noun

 

colour phase

col ¦our phase ▶noun a genetic or seasonal variation in the colour of the skin, pelt, or feathers of an animal.

 

colourpoint

col ¦our |point |ˈkʌləpɔɪnt | ▶noun a cat of a long-haired breed having a pale coat with dark points, and blue eyes, developed by crossing Persian and Siamese cats.

 

colour reversal

col ¦our re |ver ¦sal ▶noun [ mass noun ] [ usu. as modifier ] Photography the process of producing a positive image directly from another positive: colour reversal films.

 

colour saturation

col ¦our sat ¦ur |ation ▶noun see saturation.

 

colour scheme

col ¦our scheme ▶noun an arrangement or combination of colours, especially one used in interior decoration: a brown or gold colour scheme. DERIVATIVES colour scheming noun

 

colour separation

col ¦our sep ¦ar |ation ▶noun [ mass noun ] Photography & Printing the production of separate negative images of the same subject taken through green, red, and blue filters, which are combined to reproduce the full colour of the original. • [ count noun ] an image produced by colour separation.

 

colour sergeant

col ¦our ser |geant ▶noun a rank of non-commissioned officer in the Army and Royal Marines, above sergeant and below warrant officer. ORIGIN with reference to the sergeant's responsibility for carrying one of the regiment's colours in a guard of honour.

 

colour supplement

col ¦our sup |ple ¦ment ▶noun Brit. a magazine printed in colour and issued with a newspaper, especially at weekends.

 

colour temperature

col ¦our tem ¦pera |ture ▶noun Astronomy & Physics the temperature at which a black body would emit radiation of the same colour as a given object.

 

colour therapy

col ¦our ther |apy ▶noun [ mass noun ] a system of alternative medicine based on the use of colour, especially projected coloured light.

 

colour wash

col ¦our wash ▶noun [ mass noun ] coloured distemper. ▶verb ( colour-wash ) [ with obj. ] paint (something ) with coloured distemper.

 

colourway

colourway |ˈkʌləweɪ |(US colorway ) ▶noun any of a range of combinations of colours in which a style or design is available: our sweater comes in two colourways.

 

colour wheel

col ¦our wheel ▶noun a circle with different coloured sectors used to show the relationship between colours.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

colour

colour noun 1 the lights flickered and changed colour: hue, shade, tint, tone, tinge, cast, tincture. 2 eight tubes of oil colour: paint, pigment, colourant, coloration, dye, stain, tint, wash. 3 add colour to her cheeks: redness, pinkness, rosiness, reddening, ruddiness, blush, flush, high colour, glow, bloom. ANTONYMS pallor. 4 people of every colour, creed, and race: skin colour, skin colouring, skin tone, complexion, colouring, pigmentation; race, ethnic group, stock. 5 the anecdotes and examples were chosen to add colour to strictly academic material: vividness, life, liveliness, vivacity, vitality, animation, excitement, interest, fascination, richness, zest, verve, spice, spiciness, bite, piquancy, sparkle, impact, vigour, vigorousness, force, forcefulness, point; informal oomph, pizzazz, zing, zip, zap, punch, kick; literary salt. 6 woods were unjustifiably disafforested under colour of the Statute of 1327: the pretext, the cloak, the mask, the pretence, the outward appearance, the guise, a false show, a show, a front, a facade, a semblance; on the excuse of. 7 (colours ) Lynn runs in the colours of the Oxford City club: strip, kit, uniform, costume, livery, insignia, regalia; badge, ribbon, rosette, emblem. 8 (colours ) the regimental colours: flag, standard, banner, pennant, pennon, streamer, ensign, banderole; Brit. pendant; Nautical burgee; in ancient Rome vexillum; rare gonfalon, guidon, labarum. ▶verb 1 the wood was coloured with a penetrating dye: tint, dye, tinge, shade, pigment, stain, colour-wash, colour in, paint. 2 she coloured up with embarrassment: blush, redden, go pink /red, turn red /crimson /scarlet, flush, crimson. ANTONYMS pale. 3 the experiences had coloured her whole existence: influence, affect, slant, taint, pervert, warp, twist, skew, distort, bias, prejudice, poison. 4 witnesses might colour evidence to make a story saleable: exaggerate, overstate, overdraw, overdo, embroider, embellish, dramatize, enhance, varnish; falsify, give a false account of, misrepresent, misreport, disguise, fudge, garble, distort, manipulate, take /quote out of context, bend, put a spin on, massage, strain. WORD LINKS colour chromatic relating to colour chromophobia fear of colour colorimetry measurement of colour Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.

 

colourful

colourful adjective 1 a colourful array of fruit: brightly coloured, bright-coloured, deep-coloured, brilliant, glowing, radiant, vivid, rich, vibrant; eye-catching, flamboyant, showy, gaudy, glaring, garish, flashy; multicoloured, multicolour, many-coloured, many-hued, rainbow, rainbow-like, varicoloured, variegated, harlequin, motley, prismatic, polychromatic, psychedelic; informal jazzy, (looking ) like an explosion in a paint factory. ANTONYMS colourless. 2 he regaled her with a colourful account of that afternoon's meeting: vivid, graphic, lively, animated, dramatic, striking, arresting, picturesque, interesting, stimulating, fascinating, scintillating, rich, evocative, detailed, highly coloured. ANTONYMS colourless.

 

colourless

colourless adjective 1 a colourless liquid: uncoloured, white, bleached, faded, washed out; literary achromatic; technical achromic. ANTONYMS coloured. 2 colourless cheeks: pale, pallid, wan, anaemic, bloodless, ashen, white, white as a ghost /sheet, grey, jaundiced, waxen, chalky, chalk-white, milky, pasty, pasty-faced, whey-faced, peaky, sickly, tired-looking, washed out, sallow, drained, drawn, sapped, ghostly, deathly, deathlike, bleached; rare etiolated. ANTONYMS rosy. 3 a colourless personality: uninteresting, dull, boring, tedious, monotonous, dry, drab, dreary, wearisome; unexciting, bland, non-stimulating, unimaginative, uninspiring, uninspired, weak, insipid, lustreless, lacklustre, vapid, flat, stale, trite, vacuous, feeble, pallid, wishy-washy, limp, lame, tired, lifeless, torpid, unanimated, zestless, spiritless, sterile, anaemic, barren, tame, bloodless, antiseptic; middle-of-the-road, run-of-the-mill, commonplace, mediocre, nondescript, characterless, mundane, inoffensive, humdrum, prosaic. ANTONYMS colourful.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

colour

col our /kʌ́lə r /名詞 動詞 ｟英 ｠＝color .

 

colourful

col our ful /kʌ́lə r f (ə )l /形容詞 ｟英 ｠＝colorful .