colour vs stain

stain vs colour

colour and stain both are nouns.

colour is an adjective but stain is not an adjective.

colour and stain both are verbs.

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

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

colour: any material used for its color
stain: (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible

Other hyponyms of colour include paint, pigment, indicator, mordant, dye, dyestuff, tincture, hematochrome, pigment, pigment, Bleu Vegetal Pour Les Veines.

colour (noun)	stain (noun)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect	an act that brings discredit to the person who does it
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 soiled or discolored appearance
the timbre of a musical sound	a symbol of disgrace or infamy
interest and variety and intensity	anything regarded as making something unclean
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading	(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
any material used for its color

colour (adjective)	stain (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors

colour (verb)	stain (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner	produce or leave stains
add color to	color with a liquid dye or tint
affect as in thought or feeling	color for microscopic study
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for	make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically
decorate with colors
modify or bias

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