ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Watercolour

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈwɔ.tɜˌkʌ.lɜ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Watercolour is a noun meaning (countable) A water-soluble pigment or paint.

Meaning

(countable) A water-soluble pigment or paint.

More Meanings

  1. (countable) A painting made by using such pigment.
  2. (uncountable) This kind of painting as a genre.
  3. Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.
  4. To paint using watercolour

Example Sentences

Jim's aunt paints beautiful watercolours.
Jim's aunt uses only watercolours to paint her pictures.
I'm not a big fan of watercolour; I much prefer oil painting.
She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running / Like a watercolour in the rain

Word Forms

Synonyms for watercolour

Depending on context, synonyms include aquarelle.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include drawings, paintings, pigment, white, water, whiting.

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