palette
noun
Simple meaning
A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
paluhtSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpælət
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
painting
A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
A set of colours available to be used (or mixed).
A set of makeup including a variety of colors, often packaged together in a tray.
The range of colors in a given work or item or body of work.
The range of tones or tone colors in a given musical composition or performance.
A plate against which a person presses their chest to give force to a hand-operated drill.
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How this word commonly comes across.
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This meaning: (painting) A thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours.
Used this way, palette is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use palette
- “The artist used a bright, earthy palette of colors to paint the autumn landscape.”noun
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Sense: thin board on which a painter lays and mixes colours
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