of color

English

Alternative forms

of colour

Etymology

Perhaps compare earlier French de couleur, Spanish de color.

Adjective

of color (not comparable)

(chiefly US) Of a race other than white, especially black-skinned. [from 18th c.]
- 1932, Duff Cooper, Talleyrand, Folio Society 2010, p. 54:
  It is to him that we owe the story that Talleyrand outraged the susceptibilities of the Philadelphians by his open admiration for a woman of colour with whom he frequently appeared in public.

Usage notes

Placed immediately after the noun, e.g., a writer of color, students of color. May be perceived as euphemistic.

Derived terms

Translations

of a race other than white (euphemistic)

Italian: di colore

Portuguese: de cor (pt)

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