colour vs timber

timber vs colour

colour and timber both are nouns.

colour is an adjective but timber is not an adjective.

colour is a verb but timber is not a verb.

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

As nouns, timber is a hypernym of colour; that is, timber is a word with a broader meaning than colour:

colour: the timbre of a musical sound
timber: (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)

Other hypernyms of colour include quality, timbre, tone.

colour (noun)	timber (noun)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect	a beam made of wood
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 post made of wood
the timbre of a musical sound	(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
interest and variety and intensity	land that is covered with trees and shrubs
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading	the wood of trees cut and prepared for use as building material
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
any material used for its color

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

colour (verb)	timber (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner
add color to
affect as in thought or feeling
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
decorate with colors
modify or bias

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