crimson vs colour

colour vs crimson

crimson and colour both are nouns.

crimson and colour both are adjectives.

crimson and colour both are verbs.

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

As verbs, colour is a hypernym of crimson; that is, colour is a word with a broader meaning than crimson:

crimson: turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
colour: change color, often in an undesired manner

Other hypernyms of crimson include color, discolor, discolour.

crimson (noun)	colour (noun)
a deep and vivid red color	a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
	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
	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

crimson (adjective)	colour (adjective)
characterized by violence or bloodshed	having or capable of producing colors
of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
(especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion

crimson (verb)	colour (verb)
turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame	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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