colour vs bear upon

bear upon vs colour

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

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

colour and bear upon both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

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

colour (verb)	bear upon (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner	have an effect upon
add color to
affect as in thought or feeling
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
decorate with colors
modify or bias

Difference between colour and bear upon

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