dyestuff vs color

color vs dyestuff

dyestuff and color both are nouns.

dyestuff is not an adjective while color is an adjective.

dyestuff is not a verb while color is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dyestuff	Yes	No	No	No
color	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, color is a hypernym of dyestuff; that is, color is a word with a broader meaning than dyestuff:

dyestuff: a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair
color: any material used for its color

Other hypernyms of dyestuff include coloring material, colour, colouring material.

dyestuff (noun)	color (noun)
a usually soluble substance for staining or coloring e.g. fabrics or hair	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

dyestuff (adjective)	color (adjective)
	having or capable of producing colors

dyestuff (verb)	color (verb)
	add color to
	change color, often in an undesired manner
	affect as in thought or feeling
	give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
	decorate with colors
	modify or bias

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