WATER-COLOR
Dictionary entry overview: What does water-color mean?
• WATER-COLOR (noun)
The noun WATER-COLOR has 4 senses:
1. water-soluble pigment
2. a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
3. a painting produced with watercolors
4. the art or technique of painting with watercolors
Familiarity information: WATER-COLOR used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• WATER-COLOR (noun)
Meaning:
Water-soluble pigment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
water-color; water-colour; watercolour; watercolor
Hypernyms ("water-color" is a kind of...):
pigment (dry coloring matter (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint etc))
Meaning:
A water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
watercolour; watercolor; water-colour; water-color
Hypernyms ("water-color" is a kind of...):
water-base paint (paint in which water is used as the vehicle)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "water-color"):
gouache (an opaque watercolor prepared with gum)
Meaning:
A painting produced with watercolors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
watercolor; watercolour; water-colour; water-color
Hypernyms ("water-color" is a kind of...):
painting; picture (graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "water-color"):
gouache (a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum)
wash; wash drawing (a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other)
Meaning:
The art or technique of painting with watercolors
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour
Hypernyms ("water-color" is a kind of...):
painting (creating a picture with paints)
