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eye color vs colour

colour vs eye color

eye color and colour both are nouns.

eye color is not an adjective while colour is an adjective.

eye color is not a verb while colour is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eye color Yes No No No
colour Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, colour is a hypernym of eye color; that is, colour is a word with a broader meaning than eye color:
  • eye color: The pigmentation of the eye's iris.
  • colour: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
Other hypernyms of eye color include color, coloring, colouring.
eye color (noun) colour (noun)
The pigmentation of the eye's iris. 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
eye color (adjective) colour (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors
eye color (verb) colour (verb)
change color, often in an undesired manner
add color to
affect as in thought or feeling
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
decorate with colors
modify or bias
Difference between eye color and colour

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