Paint vs. Colour
Difference Between Paint and Colour
Paintnoun
A liquid mixture, usually of a solid pigment in a liquid vehicle, used as a decorative or protective coating.
Colournoun
Variant of color.
Paintnoun
The thin dry film formed by such a mixture when applied to a surface.
Colournoun
standard spelling of from=AU|from2=Canada|from3=Ireland|from4=NZ|from5=UK|color
Paintnoun
The solid pigment before it is mixed with a vehicle.
Colouradjective
standard spelling of from=AU|from2=Canada|from3=Ireland|from4=NZ|from5=UK|color
Paintnoun
A cosmetic, such as rouge, that is used to give color to the face; makeup.
Colourverb
standard spelling of from=AU|from2=Canada|from3=Ireland|from4=NZ|from5=UK|color
Paintnoun
(Basketball) The free throw lane.
Colournoun
any material used for its color;
she used a different color for the trimPaintnoun
A Paint horse.
Colournoun
a race with skin pigmentation different from the white race (especially Blacks)
Paintnoun
(Slang) The face cards in a deck of cards
I haven't seen any paint for the last ten hands.Colournoun
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
Paintverb
To make (a picture) with paints.
Colournoun
interest and variety and intensity;
the Puritan Period was lacking in colorPaintverb
To represent in a picture with paints.
Colournoun
the timbre of a musical sound;
the recording fails to capture the true color of the original musicPaintverb
To depict vividly in words.
Colournoun
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect;
a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of lightPaintverb
To coat or decorate with paint
paint a house.Colournoun
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading;
he hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticityhe tried to give his falsehood the gloss of moral sanctionthe situation soon took on a different colorPaintverb
To apply cosmetics to.
Colournoun
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
Paintverb
To apply medicine to; swab
paint a wound.Colourverb
modify or bias;
His political ideas color his lecturesPaintverb
To shine a laser beam on, especially in order to designate a target for laser-guided munitions.
Colourverb
decorate with colors;
color the walls with paint in warm tonesPaintverb
To practice the art of painting pictures.
Colourverb
gloss or excuse;
color a liePaintverb
To cover something with paint.
Colourverb
affect as in thought or feeling;
My personal feelings color my judgment in this caseThe sadness tinged his lifePaintverb
To apply cosmetics to oneself
"Let her paint an inch thick, to this favor she must come" (Shakespeare).Colourverb
add color to;
The child colored the drawingsFall colored the treescolorize black and white filmPaintverb
To serve as a surface to be coated with paint
These nonporous surfaces paint badly with a brush.Colourverb
change color, often in an undesired manner;
The shirts discoloredPaintnoun
A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds color/colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.
Colouradjective
having or capable of producing colors;
color filmhe rented a color televisionmarvelous color illustrationsPaintnoun
(in the plural) A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures.
Paintnoun
The free-throw lane, construed with the.
The Nimrods are strong on the outside, but not very good in the paint.Paintnoun
Paintballs.
I am running low on paint for my marker.Paintnoun
A face card (king, queen, or jack).
Paintnoun
Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated.
Paintnoun
Makeup.
Paintverb
(transitive) To apply paint to.
Paintverb
(transitive) To apply in the manner that paint is applied.
Paintverb
(transitive) To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.
Paintverb
(transitive) To create (an image) with paints.
to paint a portrait or a landscapePaintverb
(intransitive) To practise the art of painting pictures.
I've been painting since I was a young child.Paintverb
To draw an element in a graphical user interface.
Paintverb
To depict or portray.
She sued the author of the biography, claiming it painted her as a duplicitous fraud.Paintverb
(intransitive) To color one's face by way of beautifying it.
Paintverb
To direct a radar beam toward.
Paintnoun
a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
Paintnoun
(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court;
he hit a jump shot from the top of the keyhe dominates play in the paintPaintnoun
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
Paintverb
make a painting;
he painted all day in the gardenHe painted a painting of the gardenPaintverb
apply paint to; coat with paint;
We painted the rooms yellowPaintverb
make a painting of;
He painted his mistress many timesPaintverb
apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil
