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/pˈeɪntɪŋ/ /pˈeɪnɪŋ/ Listen

noun

Painting n.

1.

The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors.

2.

(Fine Arts) The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored representation of any object or scene; a picture.

3.

Color laid on; paint. (R.)

4.

A depicting by words; vivid representation in words.

Synonyms: See Picture.

verb

Paint v. t. (past & past part. painted; pres. part. painting)

1.

To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc. "Jezebel painted her face and tired her head."

2.

Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors. "Not painted with the crimson spots of blood." "Cuckoo buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with delight."

3.

To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.

4.

Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict; as, to paint a political opponent as a traitor. "Disloyal? The word is too good to paint out her wickedness." "If folly grow romantic, I must paint it."

Synonyms: To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch; draw; describe.

Paint v. t.

1.

To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well.

2.

To color one's face by way of beautifying it. "Let her paint an inch thick."

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Etymology of 'Painting'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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