Meanings
- alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of watercolour.
plural watercolors
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of watercolour.
Bonnie Lucas further anthropomorphizes the flower in her watercolors, combining it surreally with the human female figure[…]
1988 January 15, Kathryn Hixson, “On Exhibit: a gallery full of flowers”, in Chicago Reader1 more example
“Champion Victory Wreath No. III,” a watercolor by Richard Yarde in which he applies his inventiveness to the prizefighter Jack Johnson.
1977 December 16, Hilton Kramer, “Art: Requiem For a Heavyweight”, in The New York Times
present singular third person watercolors · participle present watercoloring · participle past watercolored · past watercolored
- alternativeAlternative spelling of watercolour.
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna painting produced with watercolors
nouna water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
nounthe art or technique of painting with watercolors
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Germanic*watōr
- Proto-West Germanic*watar
- Old Englishwæter
- Middle Englishwater
- Englishwater
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱélōs
- Proto-Italic*kelōs
- Old Latincolōs
- Latincolor
- Old Frenchcolor
- Anglo-Normancolur
- Middle Englishcolour
- Englishcolor
- Englishwatercolor
Cite this entry
watercolor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watercolor
“watercolor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watercolor. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “watercolor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/watercolor.
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