coloring vs shade

shade vs coloring

coloring and shade both are nouns.

coloring is not a verb while shade is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
coloring	Yes	No	No	No
shade	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, shade is a hyponym of coloring; that is, shade is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than coloring:

coloring: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
shade: a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color

Other hyponyms of coloring include primary color, primary colour, heather, heather mixture, mottle, tincture, tint, tone, chromatic color, chromatic colour, spectral color, spectral colour, achromatic color, achromatic colour, coloration, colouration, complexion, skin color, skin colour, dithered color, dithered colour, nonsolid color, nonsolid colour, eye color, eye colour.

coloring (noun)	shade (noun)
the act or process of changing the color of something	protective covering that protects something from direct sunlight
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect	a representation of the effect of shadows in a picture or drawing (as by shading or darker pigment)
a digestible substance used to give color to food	a protective ornamental covering for a lamp, used to screen a light bulb from direct view
	a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
	a mental representation of some haunting experience
	a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude
	a slight amount or degree of difference
	relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
	a position of relative inferiority

coloring (verb)	shade (verb)
	pass from one quality such as color to another by a slight degree
	vary slightly
	protect from light, heat, or view
	represent the effect of shade or shadow on
	cast a shadow over

Difference between coloring and shade

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