discolor vs gray

gray vs discolor

discolor is not a noun while gray is a noun.

discolor is not an adjective while gray is an adjective.

discolor and gray both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discolor	No	No	Yes	No
gray	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, gray is a hyponym of discolor; that is, gray is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than discolor:

discolor: change color, often in an undesired manner
gray: turn grey

Other hyponyms of discolor include blush, crimson, flush, redden, blanch, blench, pale, bronze, tan, burn, sunburn, white, whiten, black, blacken, melanise, melanize, turn, silver, dye, redden, purple, grey, yellow, tone, green, blue.

discolor (noun)	gray (noun)
	horse of a light gray or whitish color
	clothing that is a grey color
	a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
	any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
	the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad

discolor (adjective)	gray (adjective)
	of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
	intermediate in character or position
	showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
	used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

discolor (verb)	gray (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner	turn grey
lose color or turn colorless	make grey
cause to lose or change color

Difference between discolor and gray

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