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poster color

poster color

3.6
Paint made with water and glue that makes bright colors for posters
  • noun
  • /ˈpoʊstər ˈkoʊlər/
  • US
translation icon : pintura para carteles
  • The art teacher recommended poster color for the classroom because it dries quickly and is easy to clean up.

Examples

  • The vivid hues of poster color made the school play's scenery stand out.

  • She used poster color to create bright and bold artwork for her project.

  • I bought some poster colors for my art project.

  • The poster color I used was vibrant and bright.

  • The art teacher recommended poster color for the classroom because it dries quickly and is easy to clean up.

  • She used poster color to create bright and bold artwork for her project.

  • The vivid hues of poster color made the school play's scenery stand out.

Synonyms

color
vsposter color
  • US
514 1.0

A paint or dye used to give something a particular shade

is specifically a pigment mix with water-soluble binders for school art
poster paint
vsposter color
1.6

A cheap water-based paint with bright colors for children's art

is made from pigment plus water-soluble glues for educational art

How Opaque

acrylic
7 3.9
gouache
  • Specialized
2 9.4
poster color
  • US
3.6
watercolor
  • US
16 3.5

Surface Forms

poster color singular
poster colors plural

Morphology

poster + color

The meaning 'a type of paint used for posters' is directly and compositionally derived from 'poster' (the intended object/use) + 'color' (paint/pigment). This straightforward noun–noun construction specifying a material for a particular purpose is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words should be able to infer the meaning.

Etymology

Poster color gets its name from paints made for posters: poster means 'a big paper sign' and color means 'paint'. These paints were made to give bright colors that dry fast and cover large areas, so the name now means the kind of paint used for posters and school art.