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watercolor

wa·ter·col·or
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [waw-ter-kuhl-er, wot-er-]
    • /ˈwɔ tərˌkʌl ər, ˈwɒt ər-/
    • /ˈwɒ.tərˌk.ə.lə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [waw-ter-kuhl-er, wot-er-]
    • /ˈwɔ tərˌkʌl ər, ˈwɒt ər-/

Definitions of watercolor word

  • noun watercolor a pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle. 1
  • noun watercolor the art or technique of painting with such pigments. 1
  • noun watercolor a painting or design executed in such pigments by this technique. 1
  • noun watercolor Artists' paint made with a water-soluble binder such as gum arabic, and thinned with water rather than oil, giving a transparent color. 1
  • noun watercolor water-based paint 1
  • noun watercolor painting done in watercolours 1

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Origin of watercolor

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; water + color

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Watercolor

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

watercolor popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

watercolor usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for watercolor

noun watercolor

  • gouache — a technique of painting with opaque watercolors prepared with gum.
  • painting — a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.
  • picture — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
  • poster paint — an opaque, water-based, typically bright-colored paint with a glue-size or gum binder, that is suitable for use on posters and is usually packaged in jars.
  • tempera — a technique of painting in which an emulsion consisting of water and pure egg yolk or a mixture of egg and oil is used as a binder or medium, characterized by its lean film-forming properties and rapid drying rate.

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