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colour vs stuff

stuff vs colour

colour and stuff both are nouns.

colour is an adjective but stuff is not an adjective.

colour and stuff both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
colour Yes Yes Yes No
stuff Yes No Yes No
As nouns, stuff is a hypernym of colour; that is, stuff is a word with a broader meaning than colour:
  • colour: any material used for its color
  • stuff: the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
Other hypernyms of colour include material.
colour (noun) stuff (noun)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect miscellaneous unspecified objects
the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation unspecified qualities required to do or be something
the timbre of a musical sound a critically important or characteristic component
interest and variety and intensity senseless talk
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading information in some unspecified form
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction informal terms for personal possessions
any material used for its color the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
colour (adjective) stuff (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors
colour (verb) stuff (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner fill with a stuffing while cooking
add color to fill tightly with a material
affect as in thought or feeling treat with grease, fill, and prepare for mounting
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
decorate with colors cram into a cavity
modify or bias obstruct
press or force
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