colour vs bear on

bear on vs colour

colour is a noun but bear on is not a noun.

colour is an adjective but bear on is not an adjective.

colour and bear on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
colour	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
bear on	No	No	Yes	No

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

colour: affect as in thought or feeling
bear on: have an effect upon

Other hypernyms of colour include affect, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on.

colour (noun)	bear on (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)	bear on (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors

colour (verb)	bear on (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner	have an effect upon
add color to	press, drive, or impel (someone) to action or completion of an action
affect as in thought or feeling	be relevant to
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for	keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
decorate with colors
modify or bias

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