discolour vs tone

tone vs discolour

discolour is not a noun while tone is a noun.

discolour and tone both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
discolour	No	No	Yes	No
tone	Yes	No	Yes	No

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

discolour: change color, often in an undesired manner
tone: change the color or tone of

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

discolour (noun)	tone (noun)
	a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
	(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
	(linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages
	the quality of something (an act or a piece of writing) that reveals the attitudes and presuppositions of the author
	a steady sound without overtones
	a musical interval of two semitones
	the quality of a person's voice
	a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound
	the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
	the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli

discolour (verb)	tone (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner	give a healthy elasticity to
	change to a color image
	change the color or tone of
	utter monotonously and repetitively and rhythmically
	vary the pitch of one's speech

Difference between discolour and tone

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