Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colourist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: colourist
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who colours; an artist with a talent for colouring

noun

A hairdresser who is a specialist in colouring and tinting hair.

Etymology

Etymology tree English colour Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English colourist From colour + -ist.

Inflected Forms

colourists (plural) colorist (alternative)

Questions

What does colourist mean?: One who colours; an artist with a talent for colouring
Where does colourist come from?: Etymology tree English colour Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English colourist From colour + -ist.

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