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colour vs black

black vs colour

colour and black both are nouns.

colour and black both are adjectives.

colour and black both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
colour Yes Yes Yes No
black Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, black is a hyponym of colour; that is, black is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than colour:
  • colour: change color, often in an undesired manner
  • black: make or become black
Other hyponyms of colour include blush, crimson, flush, redden, blanch, blench, pale, bronze, tan, burn, sunburn, white, whiten, blacken, melanise, melanize, turn, silver, dye, redden, purple, gray, grey, yellow, tone, green, blue.
colour (noun) black (noun)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect black clothing (worn as a sign of mourning)
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation (board games) the darker pieces
the timbre of a musical sound the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
interest and variety and intensity total absence of light
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) black (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
of or belonging to a racial group especially of sub-Saharan African origin
marked by anger or resentment or hostility
(of the face) made black especially as with suffused blood
(of intelligence operations) deliberately misleading
extremely dark
soiled with dirt or soot
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame
stemming from evil characteristics or forces; wicked or dishonorable
offering little or no hope
distributed or sold illicitly
harshly ironic or sinister
(of coffee) without cream or sugar
(of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
colour (verb) black (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner make or become black
add color to
affect as in thought or feeling
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
decorate with colors
modify or bias
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