button pink vs pink

pink vs button pink

button pink and pink both are nouns.

button pink is not an adjective while pink is an adjective.

button pink is not a verb while pink is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
button pink	Yes	No	No	No
pink	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, pink is a hypernym of button pink; that is, pink is a word with a broader meaning than button pink:

button pink: much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William
pink: any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

Other hypernyms of button pink include garden pink.

button pink (noun)	pink (noun)
much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William	a light shade of red
	a person with mildly leftist political views
	any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

button pink (adjective)	pink (adjective)
	of a light shade of red

button pink (verb)	pink (verb)
	cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
	make light, repeated taps on a surface
	sound like a car engine that is firing too early

Difference between button pink and pink

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