primary colour vs colour

colour vs primary colour

primary colour and colour both are nouns.

primary colour is not an adjective while colour is an adjective.

primary colour is not a verb while colour is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
primary colour	Yes	No	No	No
colour	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, colour is a hypernym of primary colour; that is, colour is a word with a broader meaning than primary colour:

primary colour: any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing
colour: a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

Other hypernyms of primary colour include color, coloring, colouring.

primary colour (noun)	colour (noun)
any of three colors from which all others can be obtained by mixing	a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
	the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
	the timbre of a musical sound
	interest and variety and intensity
	an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading
	(physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction
	any material used for its color

primary colour (adjective)	colour (adjective)
	having or capable of producing colors

primary colour (verb)	colour (verb)
	change color, often in an undesired manner
	add color to
	affect as in thought or feeling
	give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
	decorate with colors
	modify or bias

Difference between primary colour and colour

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