color

n

1. hue, tint, tinge, tinct, tincture; tone, shade, cast.

2. complexion, skin color or coloring or tone, coloring; bloom, glow, warmth, rosiness, brightness, ruddiness; blush, flush.

3.(all in literary composition) emphasis, force, strength, power, intensity; vividness, reality, sense, meaning, significance; life, vivacity, vibrancy, animation, vigor; brilliance, richness.

4. pigment, dye, paint, tint, colorant, crayon.

5. colors

a. badge, insignia, rosette, ribbon.b. attitude, position, bent, bias, warp, slant, prejudice; personality, characteristics; aspects, stripe, vein, mold, grain, breed, strain, stamp.c. flag, standard, banner.

6. outward appearance, guise, semblance, show, mere show, facade, front, face; cloak, mask, disguise, masquerade.

7. plausibility, credibility, conceivability, possibility; probability, likelihood.

8. pretext, excuse, poor or lame excuse, likely story, Inf. alibi; justification, reason, grounds, defense, plea, protestation.

9. change color

a. blush, flush, redden, crimson, glow, burn, flame, warm, color up.b. pale, turn or grow pale, turn white, whiten, blanch.

10. flying colors

victory, triumph, success.

v

11. tinge, tincture, temper, tint, shade, paint, dye, stain, daub, chalk; illuminate, brighten, blazon, emblazon; (all with color) imbue, infuse, suffuse, instill, breathe.

12.(all of a narrative, report, explanation, etc.) distort, twist, pervert, warp, slant, garble, slur, misconstrue, misstate, misquote, misrender, misrepresent, belie, falsify; torture, stretch, strain, exaggerate, overstate, overdraw, understate; disguise, mask, camouflage, gloss over, whitewash, varnish; embroider, embellish, adorn, ornament, titivate, dress up, paint in glowing colors or terms, deodorize.