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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Hidden Pond offers a luxurious and secluded stay, with bungalows and treetop studios nestled among 60 acres of birch groves and activities like watercolor painting and yoga in the garden.
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Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
The Poway Center for the Performing Arts will be filled from top to bottom with art in a wide variety of techniques and mediums – pastel, watercolor, oil, acrylic and mixed media – during the North County Society of Fine Arts Exhibit through May 30.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Jarvis said the show draws lots of paintings, such as watercolors, and a fair amount of collage work and photography, but nontraditional material also is submitted.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
The facsimile was originally planned to replace the work a month into the show, since the piece, an oil transfer and watercolor on paper, is extremely light-sensitive.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 May 2026
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Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 14 May 2026
The Poway Center for the Performing Arts will be filled from top to bottom with art in a wide variety of techniques and mediums – pastel, watercolor, oil, acrylic and mixed media – during the North County Society of Fine Arts Exhibit through May 30.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2026
Jarvis said the show draws lots of paintings, such as watercolors, and a fair amount of collage work and photography, but nontraditional material also is submitted.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 11 May 2026
The facsimile was originally planned to replace the work a month into the show, since the piece, an oil transfer and watercolor on paper, is extremely light-sensitive.
—Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 11 May 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 16 May. 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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