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blacken vs colour

colour vs blacken

blacken is not a noun while colour is a noun.

blacken is not an adjective while colour is an adjective.

blacken and colour both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
blacken No No Yes No
colour Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, colour is a hypernym of blacken; that is, colour is a word with a broader meaning than blacken:
  • blacken: make or become black
  • colour: change color, often in an undesired manner
Other hypernyms of blacken include color, discolor, discolour.
blacken (noun) colour (noun)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
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 timbre of a musical sound
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
blacken (adjective) colour (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors
blacken (verb) colour (verb)
make or become black change color, often in an undesired manner
burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color add color to
affect as in thought or feeling
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
decorate with colors
modify or bias
Difference between blacken and colour

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