Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colourant

/ˈkʌlər(ə)nt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: colourant
IPA: /ˈkʌlər(ə)nt/

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pigment, dye or other colour-altering product added to something.

Etymology

Etymology tree English colour Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English colourant From colour + -ant.

Inflected Forms

colourants (plural) colorant (alternative)

Derived Forms

biocolourant

Questions

How do you pronounce colourant?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʌlər(ə)nt/.
What does colourant mean?: A pigment, dye or other colour-altering product added to something.
Where does colourant come from?: Etymology tree English colour Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -āns Old French -antbor. Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ant English -ant English colourant From colour + -ant.

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