colourism

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A form of colorism — Prejudice or bias against persons on the basis of their skin color or complexion, often among persons of the same racial identification.

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Meanings

nouncolourism (usually uncountable, plural colourisms)

plural colourisms · alternative US colorism

  1. UKalternativeuncountableusuallyAlternative form of colorism.

Origin

From colour + -ism.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

miscolour
Cite this entry
APA

colourism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colourism

MLA

“colourism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colourism. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colourism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colourism.

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