coloration
French, noun/kɔ.lɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
coloration is a French feminine noun meaning “color; coloring; coloration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de colorer ; fait de devenir coloré”.
What does coloration mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecolor; coloring; coloration
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de colorer ; fait de devenir coloré. 2. Fait de se teindre les cheveux ; teinte que l’on donne à ses cheveux. 3. Changement de couleur du bois sans dégradation de ses qualités mécaniques. 4. État de ce qui est coloré ; teinte, couleur.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coloration
- colorations plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coloration?
- /kɔ.lɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃/
- \kɔ.lɔ.ʁa.sjɔ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to coloration
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is coloration in French?
coloration appears 3.7 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).