noun · neutral
colour
UK/ˈkʌlə/US/ˈkʌlər/COL·our
the visual property of things resulting from the light they reflect; also used figuratively to mean vividness or variety.
Examples
“The report included colourful charts to illustrate the data.”
“Her writing is full of colour and local detail.”
“Colourful festivals attract many tourists.”
Band 8 sentence
“The market was a colourful display of traditional crafts and contemporary design.”
Collocations
- colourful festival
- lose colour
- show colour
Word family
Common mistakes
The graph is very colourful, it show many informations.→The graph is very colourful; it shows a lot of information.
She likes colour bright clothes.→She likes bright-coloured clothes. / She likes brightly coloured clothes.
Say it for a higher band
5colour→6hue→7+colour
Synonyms
hue
shade
Easily confused
hue
“The painter chose a deep hue of blue for the background.”
Related words
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In -ful / -less
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