Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

in color

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.91 in modern English

Syllables: in- -col-or
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Using colour/color (or hue) as opposed to shades of grey/gray.

prep_phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, color.

Example Sentences

"In filming the coronation of King George VI in color, she figuratively wrote finis to the chapter of experiment which began with the first color film ever marketed—that of the coronation of his father, King George V, in 1905."
"The exhibition will consist of 176 contemporary photographs, forty-nine of them in color, by 129 amateurs and professionals."
"The box in which the bomb was placed was similar to a salt box and was blue in color."

Inflected Forms

in colour (alternative, Commonwealth)

Antonyms

in black and white

Questions

What does in color mean?: Using colour/color (or hue) as opposed to shades of grey/gray.

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