WATERCOLOUR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does watercolour mean? 

• WATERCOLOUR (noun)
  The noun WATERCOLOUR 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: WATERCOLOUR used as a noun is uncommon.

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

1. paint with watercolors

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• WATERCOLOUR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Water-soluble pigment

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Synonyms:

water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour

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

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

Derivation:

watercolourist (a painter who paints with watercolors)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour

Hypernyms ("watercolour" 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 "watercolour"):

gouache (an opaque watercolor prepared with gum)

Derivation:

watercolourist (a painter who paints with watercolors)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A painting produced with watercolors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour

Hypernyms ("watercolour" 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 "watercolour"):

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)

Derivation:

watercolourist (a painter who paints with watercolors)

Sense 4

Meaning:

The art or technique of painting with watercolors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour

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

painting (creating a picture with paints)

• WATERCOLOUR (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Paint with watercolors

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

watercolor; watercolour

Hypernyms (to "watercolour" 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

Derivation:

watercolourist (a painter who paints with watercolors)