riding horse vs dun

dun vs riding horse

riding horse and dun both are nouns.

riding horse is not an adjective while dun is an adjective.

riding horse is not a verb while dun is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
riding horse	Yes	No	No	No
dun	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As nouns, dun is a hyponym of riding horse; that is, dun is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than riding horse:

riding horse: a lightweight horse kept for riding only
dun: horse of a dull brownish grey color

Other hyponyms of riding horse include remount, palfrey, warhorse, prancer, hack, cow pony, quarter horse, Morgan, Plantation walking horse, Tennessee walker, Tennessee walking horse, Walking horse, American saddle horse, Appaloosa, Arab, Arabian, Lipizzan, Lippizan, Lippizaner, buckskin, crow-bait, crowbait, gray, grey.

riding horse (noun)	dun (noun)
a lightweight horse kept for riding only	horse of a dull brownish grey color
	a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color

riding horse (adjective)	dun (adjective)
	of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color

riding horse (verb)	dun (verb)
	make a dun color
	cure by salting
	persistently ask for overdue payment
	treat cruelly

Difference between riding horse and dun

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