de couleur — meaning in English

English meaning

• colored adjective Having a particular color, especially a color other than plain black, white, or gray.

Senses

de couleur is used for these senses in English:

• colored Having a particular color or kind of color.
• colored Having prominent colors; colorful.
• colored (US, now, dated, and, usually, offensive) Of skin color other than white; in particular, black.
• of color (chiefly, US) Nonwhite; of a race other than white, for example black. [from 18th c.]

colored — full definition

1. adjective Having a particular color, especially a color other than plain black, white, or gray.
2. adjective An outdated and now offensive term historically used to describe Black people or people of color in the US.

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