color vs brown

color and brown both are nouns.

color and brown both are adjectives.

color and brown both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
color	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
brown	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, brown is a hyponym of color; that is, brown is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than color:

color: add color to
brown: make brown in color

Other hyponyms of color include blackwash, motley, parti-color, polychrome, polychromise, polychromize, azure, empurple, purple, purpurate, aurify, verdigris, pinkify, incarnadine, embrown, handcolor, handcolour, tinct, tinge, tint, touch, pigment, hue, imbue, retouch, silver, gray, grey, tone, redden, blotch, mottle, streak.

color (noun)	brown (noun)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect	an orange of low brightness and saturation
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

color (adjective)	brown (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors	(of skin) deeply suntanned
	of a color similar to that of wood or earth

color (verb)	brown (verb)
add color to	fry in a pan until it changes color
change color, often in an undesired manner	make brown in color
affect as in thought or feeling
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
decorate with colors
modify or bias

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