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person of color vs individual

individual vs person of color

person of color and individual both are nouns.

person of color is not an adjective while individual is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
person of color Yes No No No
individual Yes Yes No No
As nouns, individual is a hypernym of person of color; that is, individual is a word with a broader meaning than person of color:
  • person of color: (formal) any non-European non-white person
  • individual: a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
Other hypernyms of person of color include mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul.
person of color (noun) individual (noun)
(formal) any non-European non-white person a human being; person, singular, assertive existential pronoun; pronoun, person, singular; quantifier: assertive existential
a single organism
person of color (adjective) individual (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 person of color and individual

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