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black vs wear

wear vs black

black and wear both are nouns.

black is an adjective but wear is not an adjective.

black and wear both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
black Yes Yes Yes No
wear Yes No Yes No
As nouns, wear is a hypernym of black; that is, wear is a word with a broader meaning than black:
  • black: black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
  • wear: a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
Other hypernyms of black include article of clothing, clothing, habiliment, vesture, wearable.
black (noun) wear (noun)
black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning) the act of having on your person as a covering or adornment
(board games) the darker pieces a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white) impairment resulting from long use
total absence of light
black (adjective) wear (adjective)
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
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) wear (verb)
make or become black be dressed in
put clothing on one's body
have or show an appearance of
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
have on one's person
deteriorate through use or stress
go to pieces
last and be usable
have in one's aspect; wear an expression of one's attitude or personality
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