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col|ori|za|tion /kʌ ləra I ze I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT Colorization is a technique used to add colour to old black and white films. □ [+ of ] …the colorization of old film classics.

col|or|ized /kʌ ləra I zd/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] A colorized film is an old black and white film which has had colour added to it using a special technique. □  The film is available in a colorized version.

co|los|sal /kəlɒ s ^ə l/ ADJ If you describe something as colossal , you are emphasizing that it is very large. [EMPHASIS ] □  There has been a colossal waste of public money. □  The task they face is colossal. ●  co|los|sal|ly ADV [ADV adj] □  Their policies have been colossally destructive.

co|los|sus /kəlɒ səs/ (colossi /kəlɒ sa I /)

1 N‑COUNT [usu sing] If you describe someone or something as a colossus , you think that they are extremely important and great in ability or size. [JOURNALISM , EMPHASIS ] □  …saxophone colossus Sonny Rollins. □ [+ of ] He became a colossus of the labour movement.

2 N‑COUNT A colossus is an extremely large statue.

co|los|to|my /kəlɒ stəmi/ (colostomies ) N‑COUNT A colostomy is a surgical operation in which a permanent opening from the colon is made. [MEDICAL ]

col|our ◆◆◆ /kʌ lə ^r / (colours , colouring , coloured ) in AM, use color 1 N‑COUNT The colour of something is the appearance that it has as a result of the way in which it reflects light. Red, blue, and green are colours. □  'What colour is the car?'—'Red.'. □  Her silk dress was sky-blue, the colour of her eyes. □  Judi's favourite colour is pink. □  The badges come in twenty different colours and shapes.

2 N‑VAR A colour is a substance you use to give something a particular colour. Dyes and make-up are sometimes referred to as colours . □  …The Body Shop Herbal Hair Colour. □  It is better to avoid all food colours. □  …the latest lip and eye colours.

3 VERB If you colour something, you use something such as dyes or paint to change its colour. □ [V n] Many women begin colouring their hair in their mid-30s. □ [V n] We'd been making cakes and colouring the posters. □ [V n colour] The petals can be cooked with rice to colour it yellow. ●  col|our|ing N‑UNCOUNT □  They could not afford to spoil those maps by careless colouring.

4 VERB If someone colours , their face becomes redder than it normally is, usually because they are embarrassed. □ [V ] Andrew couldn't help noticing that she coloured slightly.

5 N‑COUNT [usu sing, oft poss N ] Someone's colour is the colour of their skin. People often use colour in this way to refer to a person's race. [POLITENESS ] □  I don't care what colour she is. □  He acknowledged that Mr Taylor's colour and ethnic origins were utterly irrelevant in the circumstances.

6 ADJ [usu ADJ n] A colour photograph, picture, or film is one that shows things in all their colours, and not just in black, white, and grey. □  There was a colour photo of me in the newspaper.

7 N‑UNCOUNT Colour is a quality that makes something especially interesting or exciting. □  She had resumed the travel necessary to add depth and colour to her novels.

8 → see also local colour

9 VERB If something colours your opinion, it affects the way that you think about something. □ [V n] The attitude of the parents must colour the way children approach school.

10 N‑PLURAL A country's national colours are the colours of its national flag. □  The Opera House is decorated with the Hungarian national colours: green, red and white.