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individual vs person of colour

person of colour vs individual

individual and person of colour both are nouns.

individual is an adjective but person of colour is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
individual Yes Yes No No
person of colour Yes No No No
As nouns, person of colour is a hyponym of individual; that is, person of colour is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than individual:
  • individual: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
  • person of colour: (formal) any non-European non-white person
individual (noun) person of colour (noun)
a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential (formal) any non-European non-white person
a single organism
individual (adjective) person of colour (adjective)
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
separate and distinct from others of the same kind
concerning one person exclusively
characteristic of or meant for a single person or thing
Difference between individual and person of colour

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