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gray vs discolour

discolour vs gray

gray is a noun but discolour is not a noun.

gray is an adjective but discolour is not an adjective.

gray and discolour both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gray Yes Yes Yes No
discolour No No Yes No
As verbs, discolour is a hypernym of gray; that is, discolour is a word with a broader meaning than gray:
  • gray: turn grey
  • discolour: change color, often in an undesired manner
Other hypernyms of gray include color, colour, discolor.
gray (noun) discolour (noun)
horse of a light gray or whitish color
clothing that is a grey color
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad
gray (adjective) discolour (adjective)
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
intermediate in character or position
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
gray (verb) discolour (verb)
turn grey change color, often in an undesired manner
make grey
Difference between gray and discolour

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