noun
colour
noun
1
British spelling of color: the visual quality that separates red from blue, green from yellow, and so on.
"She repainted the wall a soft grey colour."
verb
1
British spelling of color: to add color to something.
"He coloured the map to show each region."
How to Use Colour
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe standard British/Commonwealth spelling of "color."
UK vs US
British and Commonwealth spelling; American English drops the "u" to write "color."
Easily confused with
Word Forms
coloured past tense, colours plural, colours singular
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She repainted the wall a soft grey _____.