Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

recolor

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables: re-col-or
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To color again or differently.

noun

The process of changing the color or something.

noun

An object that has had its color changed.

Example Sentences

"She elaborates further: "It has given me great satisfaction and fulfillment that people like my recolors. These feelings make my days less lonely and boring, even if it is only from a recolor of an object in a computer simulation game. […]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman colurbor. Middle English colour English color English recolor From re- + color.

Inflected Forms

recolors (present, singular) recoloring (participle, present) recolored (participle, past) recolored (past) recolour (alternative) recolors (plural)

Derived Forms

recolorable

Questions

What does recolor mean?: To color again or differently.
Where does recolor come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *-ōs Proto-Indo-European *ḱélōs Proto-Italic *kelōs Old Latin colōs Latin color Old French color Anglo-Norman colurbor. Middle English colour English color English recolor From re- + color.

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