Hypernyms for "colour"
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achromatic color
achromatic colour
aurify
azure
black
blacken
blackwash
blanch
blench
blotch
blue
blush
bronze
brown
burn
camouflage
chromatic color
chromatic colour
color of law
coloration
colour of law
colouration
complexion
crimson
disguise
dithered color
dithered colour
dye
dyestuff
embrown
empurple
face value
flush
gray
green
grey
guise
handcolor
handcolour
heather
heather mixture
hematochrome
hue
imbue
incarnadine
indicator
melanise
melanize
miniate
mordant
motley
mottle
nigrify
nonsolid color
nonsolid colour
paint
pale
parti-color
pigment
pinkify
polychrome
polychromise
polychromize
pretence
pretense
pretext
primary color
primary colour
purple
purpurate
redden
retouch
shade
silver
simulacrum
skin color
skin colour
spectral color
spectral colour
stain
streak
sunburn
tan
tinct
tincture
tinge
tint
tone
touch
turn
verdigris
verisimilitude
white
whiten
yellow
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.