painting
painting is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 22 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(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.
- 2.Color laid on; paint. [R.] Shak.
- 3.A depicting by words; vivid representation in words.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Synonyms (Webster's 1913)
- see picture
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- anamorphosis
- bad
- burlesque
- caricature
- daub
- daubing
- distort
- distortion
- exaggerate
- exaggeration
- falsification
- lampoon
- likeness
- misrepresent
- misrepresentation
- misstatement
- overdraw
- parody
- scratch
- sign
- take-off
- travesty
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is painting.
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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