full colour

Meanings

1. 1adjectivebefore a noun

   Printed or shown using many colors rather than just black and white.

   Grammar: Comes before a noun: a full-colour brochure. In American English, write 'full-color'.

   Patterns

   • full-colour magazine
   • full-colour photographs
   • full-colour printing

   The museum sells a full-colour guide to its collection.

   She printed the report in full colour for the meeting.

   The catalog is full colour and very attractive.

2. 2noununcountable

   The state of showing all colors, especially in printing or on a screen.

   Grammar: Used after 'in': printed in full colour.

   Patterns

   • in full colour
   • print in full colour

   The poster was produced in full colour.

   This old newspaper was not printed in full colour.

Common combinations

full-colour brochure

They handed out a full-colour brochure at the travel fair.

full-colour photographs

The book includes full-colour photographs of every bird.

in full colour

The magazine is printed in full colour on glossy paper.

full-colour printing

Full-colour printing costs more than black and white.

Synonyms and how they differ

colour

General word for any use of color; full colour stresses that all colors are present, not just one.

illustrated

Means containing pictures; full colour says those pictures use many colors.

Opposites

Word family

colourful adjective

Having many bright colors.

colour noun

The quality of red, blue, green, etc.

Commonly confused: full colour or colorful?

Practice

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