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colour vs affect

affect vs colour

colour and affect both are nouns.

colour is an adjective but affect is not an adjective.

colour and affect both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
colour Yes Yes Yes No
affect Yes No Yes No
As verbs, affect is a hypernym of colour; that is, affect is a word with a broader meaning than colour:
  • colour: affect as in thought or feeling
  • affect: have an effect upon
Other hypernyms of colour include bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on.
colour (noun) affect (noun)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
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) affect (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors
colour (verb) affect (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner act physically on; have an effect upon
add color to have an effect upon
affect as in thought or feeling make believe with the intent to deceive
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
decorate with colors connect closely and often incriminatingly
modify or bias
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