Coloured
WordNet
adjective
(1) Having skin rich in melanin pigments
"National Association for the Advancement of Colored People"
"The dark races"
"Dark-skinned peoples"
(2) Having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
"Colored crepe paper"
"The film was in color"
"Amber-colored heads of grain"
(3) (used of color) artificially produced; not natural
"A bleached blonde"
(4) Favoring one person or side over another
"A biased account of the trial"
"A decision that was partial to the defendant"
WiktionaryText
Adjective
coloured
- Having a particular colour or kind of colour
- The room was coloured red, with a dark-coloured rug.
- Having prominent colours; colourful
- The singer wore a coloured shirt.
- Influenced pervasively but subtly
- My opinions are coloured by my upbringing.
- Of skin colour other than the white, particularly black.
- Being of an older generation, they considered themselves "coloured ladies"
- Of neither black nor white skin colour.