overcolour
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Colour that is superimposed on another previously applied to obtain a different gradation, or a particular transparency effect.
Example Sentences
- "But simultaneously, the growing force of her mind's intelligence, wherein was no enthusiasm to misdirect by overcolouring, enabled her to gather more than a suspicion of comparative feebleness in the man stripped of his terrors."
- "He was seized after a minute, face to face with his actual comrade, with the impulse to overcolour."
- "He never sought to gain or augment the confidence of his followers by concealing facts, minimising difficulties, or overcolouring expectations."
Etymology
From over- + colour.
Word Breakdown
- Prefix: over