Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

watercolor

/wˈɔtɚkˌʌlɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter-col-or
IPA: /wˈɔtɚkˌʌlɚ/

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative spelling of watercolour.

noun

Alternative spelling of watercolour.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

Alternative spelling of watercolour.

Example Sentences

"“Champion Victory Wreath No. III,” a watercolor by Richard Yarde in which he applies his inventiveness to the prizefighter Jack Johnson."
"Bonnie Lucas further anthropomorphizes the flower in her watercolors, combining it surreally with the human female figure[…]"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English color English watercolor From water + color.

Usage

Inflected Forms

watercolors (plural) watercolors (present, singular) watercoloring (participle, present) watercolored (participle, past) watercolored (past)

Synonyms

water-color watercolour water-colour

Questions

How do you pronounce watercolor?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɔtɚkˌʌlɚ/.
What does watercolor mean?: Alternative spelling of watercolour.
Where does watercolor come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *wed- Proto-Indo-European *-r̥ Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ Proto-Germanic *watōr Proto-West Germanic *watar Old English wæter Middle English water English water English color English watercolor From water + color.

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