paint vs watercolor

watercolor vs paint

paint and watercolor both are nouns.

paint and watercolor both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
paint	Yes	No	Yes	No
watercolor	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, watercolor is a hyponym of paint; that is, watercolor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than paint:

paint: make a painting
watercolor: paint with watercolors

Other hyponyms of paint include finger-paint, stipple, bodypaint, fresco, distemper, charge, fill in, shade, stipple, watercolour.

paint (noun)	watercolor (noun)
a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating	the art or technique of painting with watercolors
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks	a painting produced with watercolors
(basketball) a space (including the foul line) in front of the basket at each end of a basketball court; usually painted a different color from the rest of the court	a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
	water-soluble pigment

paint (verb)	watercolor (verb)
apply paint to; coat with paint	paint with watercolors
apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil
make a painting of
make a painting

Difference between paint and watercolor

Words related to "watercolor"

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