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watercolour en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɔ.tɜˌkʌ.lɜ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio

Etymology

From water + colour.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.

Forms

Translations (4)

bg акварелен (pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor) · cmn 水彩 (pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor) · fi vesiväri- (pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor) · ru акваре́льный (pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor)

watercolour en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɔ.tɜˌkʌ.lɜ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio

Etymology

From water + colour.

Meanings

1. (countable) A water-soluble pigment or paint.
   • Jim's aunt uses only watercolours to paint her pictures.
2. (countable) A painting made by using such pigment.
   • Jim's aunt paints beautiful watercolours.
   • She comes out of the sun in a silk dress running / Like a watercolour in the rain 1976, Al Stewart, “Year of the Cat”:
3. (uncountable) This kind of painting as a genre.
   • I'm not a big fan of watercolour; I much prefer oil painting.

Forms

Coordinates

oil paint

Deriveds

watercolourist · watercoloured · watercolouring

Relateds

aquatone

Synonyms

aquarelle

Translations (134)

de Aquarellbild (painting) · el νερομπογιά (pigment) · nl aquarel (genre) · chr ᎠᎹ ᏗᏑᏫᏍᏗ (pigment) · af waterverf (pigment) · tl akwarela (painting) · gd peanta dath-uisge (pigment) · da akvarel (painting) · nn akvarell (painting) · tl akwarela (genre) · bo ཆུ་ཚོན (pigment) · tl akwarela (pigment) · ko 수채화 (painting) · cmn 水彩 (genre) · io aquafarbo (pigment) · ca aquarel·la (painting) · km ពណ៌ទឹក (pigment) · mi peita waikano (painting) · es acuarela (genre) · bn জলরঙ (pigment) · fy akwarel (genre) · es acuarela (pigment) · es acuarela (painting) · fi vesivärimaalaus (painting) · hy ջրաներկ (pigment) · ms cat air (pigment) · oc aqüarèla (pigment) · lv akvarelis (pigment) · ka აკვარელი (pigment) · af akwarel (painting) · bg акварел (painting) · nn vassfarge (pigment) · nb akvarell (painting) · cmn 水彩畫 /水彩画 (painting) · id akuarel (painting) · fi akvarelli (painting) · ja ウォーターカラー (pigment) · da akvarel (genre) · fur acuarel (pigment) · hi आबरंग (pigment) · de Wasserfarbe (pigment) · nl waterverf (pigment) · hu vízfestés (genre) · gd dath-uisge (genre) · et akvarell (pigment) · az sulu boya (painting) · pl farba wodna (pigment) · de Wasserfarbenmalerei (genre) · uk акваре́ль (painting) · hy ջրանկար (painting) · et vesivärv (pigment) · da vandfarve (pigment) · ja 水彩絵の具 (genre) · id cat air (pigment) · io aquarelo (pigment) · lmo acquarèll (pigment) · lo ສີນໍ້າ (pigment) · el υδατογραφία (genre) · da akvarel (pigment) · fr aquarelle (genre) · pl akwarela (genre) · th สีน้ำ (pigment) · lt akvarelė (pigment) · ca aquarel·la (pigment) · pt aquarela (pigment) · bg акварел (genre) · ca aquarel·la (genre) · el υδατογραφία (painting) · fy akwarel (pigment) · gu જલરંગ (pigment) · ja 水彩画 (painting) · af waterverfskildery (painting) · de Aquarell (painting) · da akvarelfarve (pigment) · tr sulu boya (pigment) · de Wasserfarbenbild (painting) · ru акваре́ль (genre) · tr sulu boya (painting) · ko 수채 (pigment) · bg акварел (pigment) · pt aquarela (genre) · hi जलवर्ण (pigment) · nl aquarel (pigment) · ru акваре́ль (pigment) · ga uiscedhath (pigment) · cy dyfrlliw (pigment) · pl akwarela (painting) · hu akvarell (genre) · mr जलरंगचित्रण (genre) · ga uiscedhath (painting) · eo akvofarbo (pigment) · pdt Tusch (pigment) · ro acuarelă (painting) · vi màu nước (pigment) · hu akvarell (pigment) · lij acquarèllo (pigment) · ja 水彩 (pigment) · nb vannfarge (pigment) · fi vesivärimaalaus (genre) · ru акваре́ль (painting) · fi vesiväri (pigment) · af waterverfskilderkuns (genre) · uk акваре́ль (genre) · cs akvarel (painting) · et akvarell (painting) · cmn 水彩 (pigment) · ro acuarelă (pigment) · sv akvarell (painting) · hu vízfesték (pigment) · az sulu boya (genre) · it acquerello (genre) · eo akvarelo (pigment) · nl aquarel (painting) · it acquerello (painting) · my ရေဆေး (pigment) · hi जलरंग (pigment) · ga dobharlí (painting) · gd dealbh dath-uisge (painting) · ko 수채화 물감 (genre) · it acquerello (pigment) · cy peintiad dyfrlliw (painting) · fr aquarelle (pigment) · pt aquarela (painting) · mk акварел (pigment) · fy akwarel (painting) · ga dobharlí (pigment) · fi akvarelliväri (pigment) · tr akvarel (painting) · uk акваре́ль (pigment) · pl akwarela (pigment) · alt акварель (pigment) · fr aquarelle (painting) · hu akvarell (painting) · tr sulu boya (genre)

watercolour en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɔ.tɜˌkʌ.lɜ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• (UK) audio

Etymology

From water + colour.

Meanings

1. (intransitive, transitive) To paint using watercolours.

Forms