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undercolour

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-colour
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A colour used as a base and then coloured over, as in watercolour painting.

noun

The colour of the underparts of a bird, rabbit, etc.

verb

To colour insufficiently.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From under- + colour.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

undercolours (plural) undercolor (alternative) undercolours (present, singular) undercolouring (participle, present) undercoloured (participle, past) undercoloured (past)

Questions

What does undercolour mean?
A colour used as a base and then coloured over, as in watercolour painting.
Where does undercolour come from?
From under- + colour.

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