Coloured vs Colored - What's the difference?
coloured | colored | Alternative forms |
Having a particular or kind of color.
* The room was colored''' red, with a dark-'''colored rug.
Having prominent colors; colorful.
* The singer wore a colored shirt.
Influenced pervasively but subtly.
* My opinions are colored by my upbringing.
Of skin color other than the white; in particular: black.
* Being of an older generation, they considered themselves "colored ladies".
Of neither black nor white skin color.
* Most of the colored community speaks Afrikaans, whereas languages like Xhosa or Venda are typically spoken by blacks and English is spoken mostly by whites.
(chiefly, historical) Designated for use by colored people (in either the US or South African sense).
(color)
Colored is a alternative form of coloured.
As adjectives the difference between coloured and colored
is that coloured is standard spelling of from=British spelling|lang=en|colored while colored is having a particular color or kind of color.As nouns the difference between coloured and colored
is that coloured is standard spelling of from=British spelling|lang=en|colored while colored is a colored person.As verbs the difference between coloured and colored
is that coloured is past tense of colour while colored is past tense of color.colored
English
Alternative forms
* coloured (British spelling)Adjective
(en adjective)- a black''' drinking fountain''; ''a '''black hospital