Definitions for paintingˈpeɪn tɪŋ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

paint•ingˈpeɪn tɪŋ(n.)

  1. a picture or design executed in paints.

  2. the act, art, or work of a person who paints.

Origin of painting:

1175–1225

Princeton's WordNet

  1. painting, picture(noun)

    graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

    "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre"

  2. painting(noun)

    creating a picture with paints

    "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"

  3. painting(noun)

    the act of applying paint to a surface

    "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush"

  4. painting, house painting(noun)

    the occupation of a house painter

    "house painting was the only craft he knew"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. painting(noun)ˈpeɪn tɪŋ

    a picture that has been painted

    Mom, do you like my painting?; a painting of old Venice

  2. paintingˈpeɪn tɪŋ

    the activity of making a picture

    painting and sculpture

  3. paintingˈpeɪn tɪŋ

    the activity of covering a surface with paint

    house painting

Wiktionary

  1. painting(Noun)

    An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint(s).

    The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings.

  2. painting(Noun)

    The action of applying paint to a surface.

    Artistic painting often takes longer then utilitarian house - etc. painting.

  3. painting(Noun)

    The same activity as an art form.

    Some artists excel in both painting and sculpture, like Michelangelo.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Painting

    of Paint

  2. Painting(noun)

    the act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors

  3. Painting(noun)

    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

  4. Painting(noun)

    color laid on; paint

  5. Painting(noun)

    a depicting by words; vivid representation in words


Translations for painting

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

painting(noun)

the act or art of using paint

Painting is very relaxing.

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