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colour vs variety

variety vs colour

colour and variety both are nouns.

colour is an adjective but variety is not an adjective.

colour is a verb but variety is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
colour Yes Yes Yes No
variety Yes No No No
As nouns, variety is a hypernym of colour; that is, variety is a word with a broader meaning than colour:
  • colour: (physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
  • variety: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
Other hypernyms of colour include form, kind, sort.
colour (noun) variety (noun)
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect noticeable heterogeneity
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 difference that is usually pleasant
the timbre of a musical sound a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
interest and variety and intensity a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances
an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
any material used for its color
colour (adjective) variety (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors
colour (verb) variety (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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