colored
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colored
(US)
adjective
colored
(US)
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of COLORED
1
:
having color
:
not black or white
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We decorated the Christmas tree with colored lights.
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colored glass/pencils
2
:
influenced by a person's feelings or prejudices
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He gave a highly colored account of the events.
3
old-fashioned + usually offensive
a
:
of a race other than white
b
:
of or relating to people who are not white
◊ In most nonhistorical contexts, senses 3a and 3b of colored are now considered unacceptable; the terms Black and African-American are preferred. The adjective colored is occasionally still used by Black people to refer to themselves and to other Black people, but its use by others is offensive.
