white vs discolour

discolour vs white

white is a noun but discolour is not a noun.

white is an adjective but discolour is not an adjective.

white and discolour both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
white	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
discolour	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, discolour is a hypernym of white; that is, discolour is a word with a broader meaning than white:

white: turn white
discolour: change color, often in an undesired manner

Other hypernyms of white include color, colour, discolor.

white (noun)	discolour (noun)
(board games) the lighter pieces
(usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)
the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water

white (adjective)	discolour (adjective)
being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration
anemic looking from illness or emotion
marked by the presence of snow
(of coffee) having cream or milk added
(of a surface) not written or printed on
benevolent; without malicious intent
glowing white with heat
of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets
free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied
restricted to whites only
(of hair) having lost its color

white (verb)	discolour (verb)
turn white	change color, often in an undesired manner

Difference between white and discolour

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