colour vs excuse

excuse vs colour

colour and excuse both are nouns.

colour is an adjective but excuse is not an adjective.

colour and excuse both are verbs.

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

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

colour: give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
excuse: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning

Other hypernyms of colour include apologise, apologize, rationalise, rationalize.

colour (noun)	excuse (noun)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect	a poor example
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation	a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.
the timbre of a musical sound	a note explaining an absence
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)	excuse (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors

colour (verb)	excuse (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner	accept an excuse for
add color to	defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
affect as in thought or feeling	excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for	serve as a reason or cause or justification of
decorate with colors	grant exemption or release to
modify or bias	ask for permission to be released from an engagement

Difference between colour and excuse

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