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color vs embellish

embellish vs color

color is a noun but embellish is not a noun.

color is an adjective but embellish is not an adjective.

color and embellish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
color Yes Yes Yes No
embellish No No Yes No
As verbs, embellish is a hypernym of color; that is, embellish is a word with a broader meaning than color:
  • color: decorate with colors
  • embellish: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
Other hypernyms of color include adorn, beautify, decorate, grace, ornament.
color (noun) embellish (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
color (adjective) embellish (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors
color (verb) embellish (verb)
add color to make more beautiful
change color, often in an undesired manner add details to
affect as in thought or feeling make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for be beautiful to look at
decorate with colors
modify or bias
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