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watercolour

noun verb adjective

A water-soluble pigment.

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Word Facts

Word length
11
Starts with
W
Ends with
R
Contains
ATERCOLOU
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

/ˈwɔ.tɜ.ˌkʌ.lɜ/

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. A water-soluble pigment.

    “Jim's aunt only uses watercolours to paint her pictures.”

  2. A painting made by using such pigment.

    “Jim's aunt paints beautiful watercolours.”

  3. This kind of painting as a genre.

    “I'm not a big fan of watercolour; I much prefer oil painting.”

verb

  1. To paint using watercolour

adjective

  1. Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.

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Example Sentences

Jim's aunt only uses watercolours to paint her pictures.
Jim's aunt paints beautiful watercolours.
I'm not a big fan of watercolour; I much prefer oil painting.
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