Audio English.net » Dictionary » W » Water Tap ... Waterman

WATERCOLOR

Pronunciation (US):

• WATERCOLOR (noun)
The noun WATERCOLOR has 4 senses:

1. a painting produced with watercolors
2. a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
3. water-soluble pigment
4. the art or technique of painting with watercolors

Familiarity information: WATERCOLOR used as a noun is uncommon.

• WATERCOLOR (verb)
The verb WATERCOLOR has 1 sense:

1. paint with watercolors

Familiarity information: WATERCOLOR used as a verb is very rare.

• WATERCOLOR (noun)

Sense 1

watercolor ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

A painting produced with watercolors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

watercolor; watercolour; water-colour; water-color

Hypernyms ("watercolor" 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 "watercolor"):

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)

Sense 2

watercolor ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

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 ("watercolor" 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 "watercolor"):

gouache (an opaque watercolor prepared with gum)

Sense 3

watercolor ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Water-soluble pigment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

water-color; water-colour; watercolour; watercolor

Hypernyms ("watercolor" is a kind of...):

pigment (dry coloring matter (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint etc))

Sense 4

watercolor ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

The art or technique of painting with watercolors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour

Hypernyms ("watercolor" is a kind of...):

painting (creating a picture with paints)

• WATERCOLOR (verb)

Sense 1

watercolor ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Paint with watercolors

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

watercolor; watercolour

Hypernyms (to "watercolor" is one way to...):

paint (make a painting)

Domain category:

art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

Sam and Sue watercolor

"It's an ill wind that blows no good."
(English proverb)
"If a man is to do something more than human, he must have more than human powers."
(Native American proverb, tribe unknown)
"Do good and throw it in sea."
(Arabic proverb)
"The blacksmith's horse has no horseshoes."
(Czech proverb)

Useful links:
picture definition
Definition of gouache
wash drawing definition
Pronunciation of water-base paint
artistic creation definition

What other visitors were searching for:

What does watercolor mean?
Search AudioEnglish dictionary
Information about watercolor
Free dictionary
Watercolor definition
List of words
Pronunciation of watercolor

Page delivered in 0.0734 seconds