watercolor
noun
wa·ter·col·or
ˈwȯ-tər-ˌkə-lər 
ˈwä-
1
: a paint of which the liquid is a water dispersion of the binding material (such as glue, casein, or gum)
2
: the art or method of painting with watercolors
3
: a picture or design executed in watercolors
watercolor
adjective
Examples of watercolor in a Sentence
a landscape done in watercolor
He only works in watercolors.
We bought a watercolor of the shore.
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Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Yet Gee’s Bend quilts did not enter the FAP’s Index of American Design, an ambitious project that documented, in illusionistic watercolors, everyday objects (weathervanes, chairs, saddles, dolls, dresses) dating from the Colonial era to the Gilded Age.
—John P. Murphy, ARTnews.com, 5 Apr. 2026
The Cici and Hyatt Brown Museum of Art has the largest collection of Florida art, including 2,600 oil and watercolor paintings of the state.
—Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Antonio Bustamante has kept a watercolor of labor leader César Chavez for more than 35 years, hanging it on the wall of his law office in Yuma, Arizona.
—Fernanda Figueroa, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for watercolor
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“Watercolor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watercolor. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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watercolor
noun
wa·ter·col·or
ˈwȯt-ər-ˌkəl-ər
ˈwät-
1
: a paint whose liquid part is water
2
: a picture painted with watercolor
3
: the art of painting with watercolor
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