colour vs impact

impact vs colour

colour and impact both are nouns.

colour is an adjective but impact is not an adjective.

colour and impact both are verbs.

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

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

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

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

colour (noun)	impact (noun)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect	influencing strongly
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 violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
the timbre of a musical sound	the striking of one body against another
interest and variety and intensity	a forceful consequence; a strong effect
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)	impact (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors

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

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