Adjective Having a particular color 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 (older usage, potentially offensive) Having dark skin tone Being of an older generation, they considered themselves "colored ladies" (potentially offensive) In the context of apartheid, neither "black" nor "white" Translations Danish: farvet (1,3,4); kulørt (2); Spanish: coloreado Verb past tense of color past participle of color Translations Danish: farvede (1); farvet (2)