Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

primary colour

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
pri-ma-ry -colour
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of three colours which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colours.

British usage

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

primary colours (plural) primary color (alternative, US)

Frequently Paired Words

secondary colour tertiary colour

Synonyms

primary color

Questions

What does primary colour mean?
Any of three colours which, when added to or subtracted from others in different amounts, can generate all other colours.

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