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colouring vs dyeing

dyeing vs colouring

colouring and dyeing both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
colouring Yes No No No
dyeing Yes No No No
As nouns, dyeing is a hyponym of colouring; that is, dyeing is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than colouring:
  • colouring: the act or process of changing the color of something
  • dyeing: the use of dye to change the color of something permanently
Other hyponyms of colouring include tinting, hair coloring.
colouring (noun) dyeing (noun)
the act or process of changing the color of something the use of dye to change the color of something permanently
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
a digestible substance used to give color to food
Difference between colouring and dyeing

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