You’re listening to Lingo Phoenix’s word of the day for August 17.

Vanilla Custard Day

Today’s word is color, spelled c-o-l-o-r.

color /ˈkʌlə $ -ər/ ●●○ verb

[transitive] to change the colour of something, especially by using dye

If I didn’t color my hair, I’d be totally grey.

Sunset came and colored the sky a brilliant red.

She colors her hair.

fig. If something or someone colors your thoughts or opinions, it influences them, often in a negative way SYN INFLUENCE

In my position, I can’t afford to let my judgment be colored by personal feelings.

"The lives of most of us have been colored by politics … "

— Christine Weston

show your true colors idiom

if you show your true colors, you do something which shows what your real attitudes and qualities are, especially when they are bad

He seemed nice at first, but he showed his true colors during the crisis.

I thought he was a really sweet guy, but then he got mad and showed his true colors.

With your word of the day, I’m Mohammad Golpayegani.

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