Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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colored | Yes | Yes | No | No |
Negro | Yes | No | No | No |
colored (noun) | Negro (noun) |
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a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive | a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today |
colored (adjective) | Negro (adjective) |
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having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination | |
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural | |
having skin rich in melanin pigments; | |
favoring one person or side over another |