black vs colour

colour vs black

black and colour both are nouns.

black and colour both are adjectives.

black and colour both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
black	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
colour	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, colour is a hypernym of black; that is, colour is a word with a broader meaning than black:

black: make or become black
colour: change color, often in an undesired manner

Other hypernyms of black include color, discolor, discolour.

black (noun)	colour (noun)
black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)	a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
(board games) the darker pieces	the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)	the timbre of a musical sound
total absence of light	interest and variety and intensity
	an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
	(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
	any material used for its color

black (adjective)	colour (adjective)
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light	having or capable of producing colors
of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
marked by anger or resentment or hostility
(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
(of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
extremely dark
soiled with dirt or soot
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
offering little or no hope
distributed or sold illicitly
harshly ironic or sinister
(of coffee) without cream or sugar
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin

black (verb)	colour (verb)
make or become black	change color, often in an undesired manner
	add color to
	affect as in thought or feeling
	give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
	decorate with colors
	modify or bias

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