excuse vs color

color vs excuse

excuse and color both are nouns.

excuse is not an adjective while color is an adjective.

excuse and color both are verbs.

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

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

excuse: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning
color: give a deceptive explanation or excuse for

Other hyponyms of excuse include colour, gloss, plead, extenuate, mitigate, palliate.

excuse (noun)	color (noun)
a poor example	a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
a defense of some offensive behavior or some failure to keep a promise etc.	the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
a note explaining an absence	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

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

excuse (verb)	color (verb)
accept an excuse for	add color to
defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning	change color, often in an undesired manner
excuse, overlook, or make allowances for; be lenient with	affect as in thought or feeling
serve as a reason or cause or justification of	give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
grant exemption or release to	decorate with colors
ask for permission to be released from an engagement	modify or bias

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