adjective

colored

colored, tinted

She used colored pencils for her drawing.

She used colored pencils for her drawing.

The water is slightly colored.

The water is slightly colored.

((noun)) modifies a noun She used colored pencils.

Synonyms: tinted, dyed; Antonyms: colorless, plain, white

From 'color' + '-ed', a past participle suffix used as an adjective. It originally meant 'having been given color'.

Think of something that has had color added to it. A plain shirt that has been dyed is now a 'colored' shirt.

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