watercolour

watercolour

(ˈwɔːtəˌkʌlə) or

watercolor

n

1. (Art Terms) (usually plural)

a. Also called: pure watercolour water-soluble pigment, applied in transparent washes and without the admixture of white pigment in the lighter tones

b. any water-soluble pigment, including opaque kinds such as gouache and tempera

2. (Art Terms)

a. a painting done in watercolours

b. (as modifier): a watercolour masterpiece.

3. (Art Terms) the art or technique of painting with such pigments

ˈwaterˌcolourist, ˈwaterˌcolorist n

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	watercolour - water-soluble pigment     water-color, water-colour, watercolor pigment - dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
	2.	watercolour - a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists watercolor, water-color, water-colour gouache - an opaque watercolor prepared with gum water-base paint - paint in which water is used as the vehicle
	3.	watercolour - a painting produced with watercolors watercolor, water-color, water-colour gouache - a watercolor executed with opaque watercolors mixed with gum painting, picture - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre" wash drawing, wash - a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other
	4.	watercolour - the art or technique of painting with watercolors watercolor, water-color, water-colour painting - creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"
Verb	1.	watercolour - paint with watercolors     watercolor artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" paint - make a painting; "he painted all day in the garden"; "He painted a painting of the garden"

Translations

لَوْنٌ مَائِيّ

vodová barva

vandfarve

WasserfarbeAquarell

νερομπογιά

acuarela

vesiväri

aquarelle

vodene bojice

acquarelloacquerello

水彩絵の具

수채화

aquarel

akvarellvannfarge

akwarela

aguarelaaquarela

акварель

akvarell

สีน้ำ

suluboya

tranh vẽ bằng màu nước

水彩画

watercolour

watercolor (US) [ˈwɔːtəˌkʌləʳ] N → acuarela f
to paint in watercolours → pintar a la acuarela

watercolour

[ˈwɔːtə^rkʌlə^r] (British) watercolor (US)

n → aquarelle f watercolours

npl → couleurs fpl pour aquarellewater-cooled [ˈwɔːtə^rkuːld] adj → à refroidissement par eauwater cooler n → fontaine f à eau

watercolour

watercolor (Am) [ˈwɔːtəˌkʌləʳ] n (picture) → acquerello; (paints) watercolours npl → acquerelli mpl

watercolour

→ لَوْنٌ مَائِيّ vodová barva vandfarve Wasserfarbe νερομπογιά acuarela vesiväri aquarelle vodene bojice acquarello 水彩絵の具 수채화 aquarel vannfarge akwarela aguarela, aquarela акварель akvarell สีน้ำ suluboya tranh vẽ bằng màu nước 水彩画