Main Entry: col·or

Pronunciation: \ˈkə-lər\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English colour, from Anglo-French, from Latin color; akin to Latin celare to conceal — more at hell

Date: 13th century

a phenomenon of light (as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual perception that enables one to differentiate otherwise identical objects b (1): the aspect of the appearance 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 <the changing color of the sky> ; also : a specific combination of hue, saturation, and lightness or brightness <comes in six colors> (2): a color other than and as contrasted with black, white, or gray