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colour vs alter

alter vs colour

colour is a noun but alter is not a noun.

colour is an adjective but alter is not an adjective.

colour and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
colour Yes Yes Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of colour; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than colour:
  • colour: add color to
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of colour include change, modify.
colour (noun) alter (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) alter (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors
colour (verb) alter (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner remove the ovaries of
add color to become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
affect as in thought or feeling cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
decorate with colors make an alteration to
modify or bias
Difference between colour and alter

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