coloured
/ˈkʌl.əd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.92 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
adj
Alternative letter-case form of coloured (“nonwhite, or mixed-race”).
noun
Alternative letter-case form of coloured (“nonwhite or mixed-race person; Black”).
Example Sentences
- "The last quarrel arose from Mr[.] Pompeau’s being more sweet upon Miss Feliciana Woodland, a coloured spinster, than suited Mrs. Pompeau’s ideas of decorum."
- "For this scene, a large number of supers are engaged, and in order to further swell the crowd, practically all the available stage hands have to ‘walk on’ dressed in various coloured dominoes, and all wearing masks."
- "2018 Ticket taker, "Struggling Against the Perception of Facts", Anne with an E, season 2, episode 8, 13 minutes On this train we put the coloureds to work."
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˈkʌl.əd/
Usage
- British usage