Aquarelle vs. Watercolour

Aquarelle vs. Watercolour — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Aquarelle and Watercolour

Aquarellenoun

A watercolour painting

Watercolournoun

(countable) A water-soluble pigment.

Jim's aunt only uses watercolours to paint her pictures.

Aquarellenoun

A printed picture coloured by the application of watercolor through stencils, using a different stencil for each colour.

Watercolournoun

(countable) A painting made by using such pigment.

Jim's aunt paints beautiful watercolours.

Watercolournoun

(uncountable) This kind of painting as a genre.

I'm not a big fan of watercolour; I much prefer oil painting.

Watercolouradjective

Pertaining to the methods or products of watercolor.

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Watercolourverb

To paint using watercolour

Watercolournoun

water-soluble pigment

Watercolournoun

a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists

Watercolournoun

a painting produced with watercolors

Watercolourverb

paint with watercolors