Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miscolour

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mis-colour
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To give a wrong colour to.

Transitive verb

verb

To set forth erroneously or unfairly.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English miscolouren. Compare Saterland Frisian Misklöär (“mismatched colour”). By surface analysis, mis- + colour.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

miscolours (present, singular) miscolouring (participle, present) miscoloured (participle, past) miscoloured (past) miscolor (alternative)

Questions

What does miscolour mean?
To give a wrong colour to.
Where does miscolour come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce miscolour

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