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colored vs Black

Black vs colored

colored and Black both are nouns.

colored is an adjective but Black is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
colored Yes Yes No No
Black Yes No No No
As nouns, Black is a hypernym of colored; that is, Black is a word with a broader meaning than colored:
  • colored: a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive
  • Black: a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
Other hypernyms of colored include African-American, Negro, Negroid, Black person, blackamoor.
colored (noun) Black (noun)
a United States term for Blacks that is now considered offensive a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
British chemist who identified carbon dioxide and who formulated the concepts of specific heat and latent heat (1728-1799)
colored (adjective) Black (adjective)
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural
having skin rich in melanin pigments;
favoring one person or side over another
Difference between colored and Black

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