aquarelle

American  

[ak-wuh-rel, ah-kwuh-, a-kwa-rel] / ˌæk wəˈrɛl, ˌɑ kwə-, a kwaˈrɛl /

noun

aquarelles plural

1. a watercolor.

2. Printing. a printed picture that has been colored manually by applying watercolor through stencils, each color requiring a different stencil.

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aquarelle British  

/ ˌækwəˈrɛl /

noun

1. a method of watercolour painting in transparent washes

2. a painting done in this way

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• aquarellist
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• aquarelles
  plural

Etymology

Origin of aquarelle

1865–70; < French < Italian acquarella (now obsolete) watercolor, equivalent to Latin aquār ( ius ) of water ( see aquarium) + Italian -ella -elle

Example Sentences

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aquarelle aquarelles

This collection’s pink and white aquarelle palette evoked the vibrant style of the Ballets Russes as envisioned by Léon Bakst and Sergei Diaghilev.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 23, 2024

For it's a blue-shift world we occupy, Dilemma-prone, clear-cut solutions rare, And clashing viewpoints often held at bay By hues, just short of violet, that eschew Sharp contrasts for an azure aquarelle.

From Scientific American ● Sep. 7, 2022

He looked out between whiles at the pleasant English land, an April aquarelle washed in with wondrous breadth.

From Some Short Stories [by Henry James] by James, Henry

The aquarelle in the Luxembourg is more plastic, more jewelled than the oil; Moreau often failed in the working-out of his ideas.

From Promenades of an Impressionist by Huneker, James

She is accompanying me to Saint Moritz in order to gather flowers and paint aquarelle sketches of them.

From Samuel Brohl and Company by Cherbuliez, Victor

Innumerable aquarelles and sketches, chiefly of marine subjects, were also the fruit of this period.

From William of Germany by Shaw, Stanley

After luncheon the Grand Duchess took me into her boudoir and showed me all her souvenirs—photographs of Bernstorff, a screen painted by the Queen of Denmark, and aquarelles of Gmunden, her home.

From The Sunny Side of Diplomatic Life, 1875-1912 by Hegermann-Lindencrone, L. de (Lillie de)

This was another of the labors which he often intrusted to her—to make drawings, aquarelles, and pastels, which he afterward used in his works as plates.

From Doctor Pascal by Serrano, Mary J. (Mary Jane)

In his most hurried crayons, pen-and-ink sketches, and aquarelles Guys is ever interesting.

From Promenades of an Impressionist by Huneker, James

Somewhat mortified, he turned his attention to his aquarelles, and arranged them in the portfolio which he was still holding in his hand.

From A Divided Heart and Other Stories by Heyse, Paul