watercolour

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English

Watercolour (2) by J. M. W. Turner, Der Vierwaldstätter See (1802)

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Etymology

From water +‎ colour.

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Noun

watercolour (countable and uncountable, plural watercolours)

  1. (countable) A water-soluble pigment or paint.
    Coordinate term: oil paint
    Jim's aunt only uses watercolours to paint her pictures.
  2. (countable) A painting made by using such pigment.
    Synonym: aquarelle
    Jim's aunt paints beautiful watercolours.
  3. (uncountable) This kind of painting as a genre.
    I'm not a big fan of watercolour; I much prefer oil painting.

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Adjective

watercolour (not comparable)

  1. Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.

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Verb

watercolour (third-person singular simple present watercolours, present participle watercolouring, simple past and past participle watercoloured)

  1. To paint using watercolour

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