timbre vs colour

colour vs timbre

timbre and colour both are nouns.

timbre is not an adjective while colour is an adjective.

timbre is not a verb while colour is a verb.

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

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

timbre: (music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)
colour: the timbre of a musical sound

Other hyponyms of timbre include harmonic, resonance, color, coloration, colouration, nasality, plangency, resonance, reverberance, ringing, sonority, sonorousness, vibrancy, shrillness, stridence, stridency, register, metallicity.

timbre (noun)	colour (noun)
(music) the distinctive property of a complex sound (a voice or noise or musical sound)	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

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

timbre (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

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