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coloring vs tone

tone vs coloring

coloring and tone both are nouns.

coloring is not a verb while tone is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
coloring Yes No No No
tone Yes No Yes No
As nouns, tone is a hyponym of coloring; that is, tone 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
  • tone: 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, shade, tincture, tint, 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) tone (noun)
the act or process of changing the color of something a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
a digestible substance used to give color to food (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
a steady sound without overtones
a musical interval of two semitones
the quality of a person's voice
a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli
coloring (verb) tone (verb)
give a healthy elasticity to
change to a color image
change the color or tone of
utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
vary the pitch of one's speech
Difference between coloring and tone

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