colored

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive
  2. verb add color to
  3. verb affect as in thought or feeling

Etymology

From color + -ed.

In classic literature

Synonyms

colored person

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