colorfield

col·or·field

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhl-er-feeld]
- /ˈkʌl ərˌfild/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kuhl-er-feeld]
- /ˈkʌl ərˌfild/

Definition of colorfield word

adjective colorfield of, relating to, or characteristic of abstract painting in which large, flat areas of color are spread to cover the entire canvas and dominate over form and texture. 1

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Origin of colorfield

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65; color + field

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Parts of speech for Colorfield

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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colorfield popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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