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tan vs colour

colour vs tan

tan and colour both are nouns.

tan and colour both are adjectives.

tan and colour both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tan Yes Yes Yes No
colour Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, colour is a hypernym of tan; that is, colour is a word with a broader meaning than tan:
  • tan: get a tan, from wind or sun
  • colour: change color, often in an undesired manner
Other hypernyms of tan include color, discolor, discolour.
tan (noun) colour (noun)
a light brown the color of topaz a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side of a right-angled triangle 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 browning of the skin resulting from exposure to the rays of the sun 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
tan (adjective) colour (adjective)
of a light yellowish-brown color having or capable of producing colors
tan (verb) colour (verb)
get a tan, from wind or sun change color, often in an undesired manner
treat skins and hides with tannic acid so as to convert them into leather add color to
affect as in thought or feeling
give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
decorate with colors
modify or bias
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