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eye colour vs colour

colour vs eye colour

eye colour and colour both are nouns.

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

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
eye colour Yes No No No
colour Yes Yes Yes No
As nouns, colour is a hypernym of eye colour; that is, colour is a word with a broader meaning than eye colour:
  • eye colour: 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 colour include color, coloring, colouring.
eye colour (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 colour (adjective) colour (adjective)
having or capable of producing colors
eye colour (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 colour and colour

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