local color
31color — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English colour, from Anglo French, from Latin color; akin to Latin celare to conceal more at hell Date: 13th century 1. a. a phenomenon of light (as red, brown, pink, or gray) or visual… …
32color — colorer, n. /kul euhr/, n. 1. the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by the object, usually determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue. 2 …
33color — Synonyms and related words: Adrianople red, Alice blue, Arabian red, Argos brown, Bordeaux, Brunswick black, Brunswick blue, Burgundy, Capri blue, Cassel yellow, Chinese blue, Chinese white, Claude tint, Cologne brown, Columbian red, Congo rubine …
34color, colour — I n. hue 1) bright, brilliant; dark; dull; garish, gaudy, loud; harsh; natural; rich; soft; subdued; vivid; warm color, colours 2) (usu. fig.) glowing color, colours (to picture smt. in glowing color, colours) 3) complementary; primary; secondary …
35color — col•or [[t]ˈkʌl ər[/t]] n. 1) opt the quality of an object or substance with respect to light reflected by it, usu. determined visually by measurement of hue, saturation, and brightness of the reflected light; saturation or chroma; hue 2) the… …
36local — (Del lat. localis.) ► adjetivo 1 Del lugar: ■ el equipo de fútbol local ha ascendido a segunda . ANTÓNIMO [oráneo] 2 De un municipio o población: ■ el periódico local recoge la noticia del incendio. SINÓNIMO municipal provincial 3 Que afecta a… …
37local colour — BrE local color AmE noun (U) additional details in a story or picture that give you a better idea of what a place is really like: His description of the smells from the market added a touch of local color …
38local — {{11}}local (adj.) pertaining to position, late 14c. (originally medical, confined to a particular part of the body ), from O.Fr. local (13c.) and directly from L.L. localis pertaining to a place, from L. locus place (see LOCUS (Cf. locus)). The… …
39local colour — N UNCOUNT Local colour is used to refer to customs, traditions, dress, and other things which give a place or period of history its own particular character. The fishing boat harbour was usually bustling with lots of local colour. (in AM, use… …
40local colour — /loʊkəl ˈkʌlə/ (say lohkuhl kuluh) noun 1. distinctive characteristics or peculiarities of a place or period as represented in literature, drama, etc., or observed in reality: *These writers created concepts from their own environment, so that… …
