colour vs brown

brown vs colour

colour and brown both are nouns.

colour and brown both are adjectives.

colour and brown both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
colour	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
brown	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, brown is a hyponym of colour; that is, brown is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than colour:

colour: add color to
brown: make brown in color

Other hyponyms of colour include blackwash, motley, parti-color, polychrome, polychromise, polychromize, azure, empurple, purple, purpurate, aurify, verdigris, pinkify, incarnadine, embrown, handcolor, handcolour, tinct, tinge, tint, touch, pigment, hue, imbue, retouch, silver, gray, grey, tone, redden, blotch, mottle, streak.

colour (noun)	brown (noun)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect	an orange of low brightness and saturation
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)	brown (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors	(of skin) deeply suntanned
	of a color similar to that of wood or earth

colour (verb)	brown (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner	fry in a pan until it changes color
add color to	make brown in color
affect as in thought or feeling
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
decorate with colors
modify or bias

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