colour vs adorn

adorn vs colour

colour is a noun but adorn is not a noun.

colour is an adjective but adorn is not an adjective.

colour and adorn both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
colour	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
adorn	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, adorn is a hypernym of colour; that is, adorn is a word with a broader meaning than colour:

colour: decorate with colors
adorn: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.

Other hypernyms of colour include beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament.

colour (noun)	adorn (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

colour (adjective)	adorn (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors

colour (verb)	adorn (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner	make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
add color to	furnish with power or authority; of kings or emperors
affect as in thought or feeling	be beautiful to look at
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
decorate with colors
modify or bias

Difference between colour and adorn

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