Home › Words › O › overcolourovercolourovercolour · noun — colour that is superimposed on another previously applied to obtain a different gradation, or a particular transparency effect.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom over- + colour.nounColour that is superimposed on another previously applied to obtain a different gradation, or a particular transparency effect.verbTo exaggerate.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.overcolouring 86% match — Excessive use of colour; (chiefly in extended use) exaggeration in description; an instance of this. vs overcolour →overtint 70% match — To tint excessively. vs overcolour →overembellish 70% match — To embellish excessively. vs overcolour →overaccentuate 67% match — To accentuate too much. vs overcolour →overaccent 67% match — To accent too much. vs overcolour →overembellishment 66% match — Excessive embellishment. vs overcolour →overlashing 66% match — excess; exaggeration vs overcolour →overconstruct 66% match — To place too great a construction upon; to exaggerate. vs overcolour →