цветно́й — meaning in English

English meaning

• color noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
• colored adjective Having a particular color, especially a color other than plain black, white, or gray.
• Gay adj Homosexual; romantically or sexually attracted to people of the same sex.

Senses

цветно́й is used for these senses in English:

• chromatic (uncomparable) Characterized or caused by, or relating to, colour or hue.
• color Conveying color, as opposed to shades of gray.
• colored Having prominent colors; colorful.
• colored (South Africa) A person having ancestry from more than one of the racial groups of Southern Africa (black, white, and Asian); a colored person.
• gay (dated) Festive, bright, or colourful.
• of color (chiefly, US) Nonwhite; of a race other than white, for example black. [from 18th c.]

color — full definition

1. noun The visual quality of light that lets us tell red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
2. noun A person's skin tone, especially as it relates to race or ethnicity.
3. noun Interesting or lively detail that makes something more vivid or engaging.
4. verb To add color to something, often with crayons, paint, or dye.

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 adjective An outdated and now offensive term historically used to describe Black people or people of color in the US.

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