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person of colour vs individual

individual vs person of colour

person of colour and individual both are nouns.

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

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
person of colour Yes No No No
individual Yes Yes No No
As nouns, individual is a hypernym of person of colour; that is, individual is a word with a broader meaning than person of colour:
  • person of colour: (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 colour include mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul.
person of colour (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 colour (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 colour and individual

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