Associations to the word «Colouration»

Wiktionary

COLOURATION, noun. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of coloration

Dictionary definition

COLOURATION, noun. The timbre of a musical sound; "the recording fails to capture the true color of the original music".
COLOURATION, noun. Appearance with regard to color; "her healthy coloration".
COLOURATION, noun. Choice and use of colors (as by an artist).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats