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- Dictionarycoloured/ˈkʌləd/
adjective
- 1. having a colour or colours, especially as opposed to being black, white, or neutral: "strings of coloured lights"
- 2. wholly or partly of non-white descent. dated, offensive
noun
- 1. a person who is wholly or partly of non-white descent. dated, offensive
- 2. a person of mixed descent usually speaking Afrikaans or English as their mother tongue: South African "the ANC was not making much progress among Indians or mixed-race Coloureds"
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COLOURED definition: 1. having or producing a colour or colours: 2. a word used in the past to describe a person who…. Learn more.
Something that is coloured is a particular colour or combination of colours, rather than being just white, black, or the colour that it is naturally. You can often choose between plain white or coloured and patterned scarves.
Coloured definition: possessing colour. See examples of COLOURED used in a sentence.
COLOUR definition: 1. red, blue, green, yellow, etc.: 2. the pleasant effect of a bright colour or of a lot of…. Learn more.
Definition of coloured adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of coloured. adjective. having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination. synonyms: colored, colorful. crimson, flushed, red, red-faced, reddened. (especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion. bay. (used of animals especially a horse) of a moderate reddish-brown color.
What does the word coloured mean? There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word coloured, four of which are labelled obsolete, and three of which are considered offensive. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. coloured has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.
1. : having color. 2. a. : colorful. b. : marked by exaggeration or bias. 3. a. dated, usually offensive; see usage paragraph below : of a race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) other than white. especially : black entry 1 sense 2. b. dated, usually offensive; see usage paragraph below : of mixed race (see race entry 1 sense 1a) 4.
Definition of coloured in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
( ˈkʌləd) or. Colored. n, pl Coloureds or Coloured, Coloreds or Colored. 1. (Peoples) old-fashioned offensive an individual who is not a White person, esp a Black person. 2. (Peoples) a. a person of mixed ethnic parentage or descent. b. a person of mixed ethnic descent speaking English or Afrikaans as their mother tongue. adj.
