discolour vs white

white vs discolour

discolour is not a noun while white is a noun.

discolour is not an adjective while white is an adjective.

discolour and white both are verbs.

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

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

discolour: change color, often in an undesired manner
white: turn white

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

discolour (noun)	white (noun)
	(board games) the lighter pieces
	(usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
	the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
	the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water

discolour (adjective)	white (adjective)
	being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
	of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
	anemic looking from illness or emotion
	marked by the presence of snow
	(of coffee) having cream or milk added
	(of a surface) not written or printed on
	benevolent; without malicious intent
	glowing white with heat
	of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
	free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied
	restricted to whites only
	(of hair) having lost its color

discolour (verb)	white (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner	turn white

Difference between discolour and white

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