Definitions for depiction
de·pic·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisationnoun

   a graphic or vivid verbal description

   "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"

2. depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayalnoun

   a representation by picture or portraiture

3. delineation, depiction, limning, line drawingnoun

   a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects

4. depiction, delineation, portrayalnoun

   representation by drawing or painting etc

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. depictionnoun

   a lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual

2. depictionnoun

   a drawing or painting

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1. depiction

   Depiction is a representation or portrayal of someone or something in art, literature, film, or other creative medium. It involves presenting a person, object, or situation in a particular way, whether realistic or abstract, through various forms of expression.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. Depictionnoun

   a painting or depicting; a representation

2. Etymology: [L. depictio.]

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1. Depiction

   Depiction is a form of non-verbal representation in which two-dimensional images are regarded as viable substitutes for things seen, remembered or imagined. Basically, a picture maps an object to a two-dimensional scheme or picture plane. Pictures are made with various materials and techniques, such as painting, drawing, or prints mosaics, tapestries, stained glass, and collages of unusual and disparate elements. Occasionally pictures may occur in simple inkblots, accidental stains, peculiar clouds or a glimpse of the moon, but these are special cases. Sculpture and performances are sometimes said to depict but this arises where depiction is taken to include all reference that is not linguistic or notational. The bulk of research in depiction however deals only in pictures. While sculpture and performance clearly represent or refer, they do not strictly picture their objects. Pictures may be factual or fictional, literal or metaphorical, realistic or idealised and in various combination. Idealised depiction is also termed schematic or stylised and extends to icons, diagrams and maps. Classes or styles of picture may abstract their objects by degrees, conversely, establish degrees of the concrete. Stylisation can lead to the fully abstract picture, where reference is only to conditions for a picture plane – a severe exercise in self-reference and ultimately a sub-set of pattern.

Matched Categories

1. • Drawing
   • Pictorial Representation
   • Representational Process

Anagrams for depiction »

1. pectinoid

How to pronounce depiction?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of depiction in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of depiction in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of depiction in a Sentence

1. Jonathan Karl:

   The WHCA is horrified by a video reportedly shown over the weekend at a political conference organized by the president's supporters, all Americans should condemn this depiction of violence directed toward journalists and the president's political opponents.

2. Hisham Fageeh:

   A city like Jeddah gives a really fresh image on how people should see Saudi Arabia and it's a very honest depiction.

3. Donald Trump:

   I don't know who they are. I know nothing about them, it was done because I am a big believer in fighting radical Islam terror, this was a depiction of radical Islamic terror.

4. Khaled Abo El Hamd:

   These masks show high craftsmanship in Sculpture and depiction of the features of its owners.

5. Natalee Holloway:

   I am proud of the work and depiction of the show, and even though it was n’t the outcome we had all hoped for, I am glad the world was able to get an inside look of what any father would do if there was even the slightest chance of finding his missing child.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=depiction
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Depiction
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/depiction
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=depiction