chromatic colour vs colour

colour vs chromatic colour

chromatic colour and colour both are nouns.

chromatic colour is not an adjective while colour is an adjective.

chromatic colour is not a verb while colour is a verb.

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

As nouns, colour is a hypernym of chromatic colour; that is, colour is a word with a broader meaning than chromatic colour:

chromatic colour: a color that has hue
colour: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

Other hypernyms of chromatic colour include color, coloring, colouring.

chromatic colour (noun)	colour (noun)
a color that has hue	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

chromatic colour (adjective)	colour (adjective)
	having or capable of producing colors

chromatic colour (verb)	colour (verb)
	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

Difference between chromatic colour and colour

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