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colouration vs colour

colour vs colouration

colouration and colour both are nouns.

colouration is not an adjective while colour is an adjective.

colouration is not a verb while colour is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
colouration Yes No No No
colour Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, colour is a hypernym of colouration; that is, colour is a word with a broader meaning than colouration:
  • colouration: appearance with regard to color
  • colour: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
Other hypernyms of colouration include color, coloring, colouring.
As nouns, colouration and colour are synonyms defined as:
  • colouration and colour: the timbre of a musical sound
Other synonyms of colouration include color, coloration.
colouration (noun) colour (noun)
choice and use of colors (as by an artist) a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
appearance with regard to color 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 timbre of a musical sound the timbre of a musical sound
interest and variety and intensity
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
colouration (adjective) colour (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors
colouration (verb) colour (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
Difference between colouration and colour

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