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pigment vs water-colour

water-colour vs pigment

pigment and water-colour both are nouns.

pigment is a verb but water-colour is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pigment Yes No Yes No
water-colour Yes No No No
As nouns, water-colour is a hyponym of pigment; that is, water-colour is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pigment:
  • pigment: dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.)
  • water-colour: water-soluble pigment
pigment (noun) water-colour (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
dry coloring material (especially a powder to be mixed with a liquid to produce paint, etc.) a painting produced with watercolors
any substance whose presence in plant or animal tissues produces a characteristic color a water-base paint (with water-soluble pigments); used by artists
water-soluble pigment
pigment (verb) water-colour (verb)
color or dye with a pigment
acquire pigment; become colored or imbued
Difference between pigment and water-colour

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