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decoloured

/diːˈkʌləd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
de-coloured
IPA
/diːˈkʌləd/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

From which the colour has been removed; bleached.

British usage

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English coloured English decoloured From de- + coloured.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /diːˈkʌləd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more decoloured (comparative) most decoloured (superlative) decolored (alternative, US)

Frequently Paired Words

discolored

Synonyms

blanched bleached decoloured faded

Antonyms

colored recolored

Questions

How do you pronounce decoloured?
The recorded pronunciation is /diːˈkʌləd/.
What does decoloured mean?
From which the colour has been removed; bleached.
Where does decoloured come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *de Proto-Indo-European *-h₁ Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ Proto-Italic *dē Latin dē Latin dē-der. English de- English coloured English decoloured From de- + coloured.

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