pink vs button pink

button pink vs pink

pink and button pink both are nouns.

pink is an adjective but button pink is not an adjective.

pink is a verb but button pink is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
pink	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
button pink	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, button pink is a hyponym of pink; that is, button pink is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pink:

pink: any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers
button pink: much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William

Other hyponyms of pink include Dianthus barbatus, sweet William, carnation, clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, gillyflower, china pink, Dianthus chinensis, rainbow pink, Dianthus deltoides, maiden pink, cheddar pink, Diangus gratianopolitanus, Dianthus latifolius, cottage pink, Dianthus plumarius, grass pink, Dianthus supurbus, fringed pink.

pink (noun)	button pink (noun)
a light shade of red	much-branched pink with flowers in clusters; closely related to sweet William
a person with mildly leftist political views
any of various flowers of plants of the genus Dianthus cultivated for their fragrant flowers

pink (adjective)	button pink (adjective)
of a light shade of red

pink (verb)	button pink (verb)
cut in a zigzag pattern with pinking shears, in sewing
make light, repeated taps on a surface
sound like a car engine that is firing too early

Difference between pink and button pink

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