stain vs colour

colour vs stain

stain and colour both are nouns.

stain is not an adjective while colour is an adjective.

stain and colour both are verbs.

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

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

stain: (microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible
colour: any material used for its color

Other hypernyms of stain include color, coloring material, colouring material.

stain (noun)	colour (noun)
an act that brings discredit to the person who does it	a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
a soiled or discolored appearance	the appearance of objects (or light sources) described in terms of a person's perception of their hue and lightness (or brightness) and saturation
a symbol of disgrace or infamy	the timbre of a musical sound
anything regarded as making something unclean	interest and variety and intensity
(microscopy) a dye or other coloring material that is used in microscopy to make structures visible	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

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

stain (verb)	colour (verb)
produce or leave stains	change color, often in an undesired manner
color with a liquid dye or tint	add color to
color for microscopic study	affect as in thought or feeling
make dirty or spotty, as by exposure to air; also used metaphorically	give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
	decorate with colors
	modify or bias

Difference between stain and colour

Words related to "colour"

© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.