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watercolor

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US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈwɔtɚˌkʌlɚ, ˈwɑtɚ-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(wô′tər kul′ər, wot′ər-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
wa•ter•col•or /ˈwɔtɚˌkʌlɚ, ˈwɑtɚ-/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Fine Arta kind of coloring matter or pigment mixed with water and not oil: [uncountable]a painting done in watercolor.[countable]delicate watercolors.
  2. Fine Art[uncountable] the art of painting with watercolors.
  3. Fine Art[countable] a picture done with watercolors.

adj. [before a noun]
  1. of, done in, or using watercolor.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
wa•ter•col•or  (wô′tər kul′ər, wot′ər-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fine Arta pigment for which water and not oil is used as the vehicle.
  2. Fine Artthe art or technique of painting with such pigments.
  3. Fine Arta painting or design executed in such pigments by this technique.
  • water + color 1590–1600
wa′ter-col′or, adj. 
wa′ter•col′or•ist, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
watercolour, US watercolor /ˈwɔːtəˌkʌlə/ n
    • a painting done in watercolours
    • (as modifier): a watercolour masterpiece
  2. the art or technique of painting with such pigments
ˈwaterˌcolourist, US ˈwaterˌcolorist n
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