Definitions for painting
ˈpeɪn tɪŋpaint·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. painting, picturenoun

   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. paintingnoun

   creating a picture with paints

   "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"

3. paintingnoun

   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 paintingnoun

   the occupation of a house painter

   "house painting was the only craft he knew"

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. paintingnoun

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

   The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings.

2. paintingnoun

   The action of applying paint to a surface.

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

3. paintingnoun

   The same activity as an art form.

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

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Paintingnoun

   Etymology: from paint.

   1. The art of representing objects by delineation and colours.

   If painting be acknowledged for an art, it follows that no arts are without their precepts. Dryden.

   ’Tis in life as ’tis in painting,
   Much may be right, yet much be wanting. Matthew Prior.

   2. Picture; the painted resemblance.

   This is the very painting of your fear;
   This is the air-drawn dagger which you said,
   Led you to Duncan. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   Painting is welcome;
   The painting is almost the natural man:
   For since dishonour trafficks with man’s nature,
   He is but outside: pencil’d figures are
   Ev’n such as they give out. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.

   3. Colours laid on.

   If any such be here
   That love this painting, wherein you see me smear’d,
   Let him express his disposition, William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Painting

   Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action (the final work is called "a painting"). The support for paintings includes such surfaces as walls, paper, canvas, wood, glass, lacquer, pottery, leaf, copper and concrete, and the painting may incorporate multiple other materials, including sand, clay, paper, plaster, gold leaf, and even whole objects. Painting is an important form in the visual arts, bringing in elements such as drawing, composition, gesture (as in gestural painting), narration (as in narrative art), and abstraction (as in abstract art). Paintings can be naturalistic and representational (as in still life and landscape painting), photographic, abstract, narrative, symbolistic (as in Symbolist art), emotive (as in Expressionism) or political in nature (as in Artivism). A portion of the history of painting in both Eastern and Western art is dominated by religious art. Examples of this kind of painting range from artwork depicting mythological figures on pottery, to Biblical scenes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling, to scenes from the life of Buddha (or other images of Eastern religious origin).

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. painting

   Painting is a visual art form that involves the application of pigments or colors to a surface, often in a manner that creates an image or representation of objects, people, landscapes or abstract subjects. This is typically done using a brush, but other tools like knives, sponges or airbrushes can also be used. Paintings can be created on various surfaces including canvas, paper, wood, glass, or walls. The choice of color, style, and technique depends on the artist's creativity and intentions. It serves various purposes including aesthetic pleasure, political or social commentary, storytelling, and personal expression.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Painting

   of Paint

2. Paintingnoun

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

3. Paintingnoun

   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. Paintingnoun

   color laid on; paint

5. Paintingnoun

   a depicting by words; vivid representation in words

WikidataRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. Painting

   Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface. The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and airbrushes, can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is also used outside of art as a common trade among craftsmen and builders. Paintings may have for their support such surfaces as walls, paper, canvas, wood, glass, lacquer, clay, leaf, copper or concrete, and may incorporate multiple other materials including sand, clay, paper, gold leaf as well as objects. Painting is a mode of creative expression, and the forms are numerous. Drawing, composition or abstraction and other aesthetics may serve to manifest the expressive and conceptual intention of the practitioner. Paintings can be naturalistic and representational, photographic, abstract, be loaded with narrative content, symbolism, emotion or be political in nature. A portion of the history of painting in both Eastern and Western art is dominated by spiritual motifs and ideas; examples of this kind of painting range from artwork depicting mythological figures on pottery to Biblical scenes rendered on the interior walls and ceiling of The Sistine Chapel, to scenes from the life of Buddha or other images of eastern religious origin.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. paintingverb

   Verb form of the word paint.

   They were painting the house as they are getting married this year and choose to ensure the house reflects the colors they love.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 21, 2020  

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PAINTING

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Painting is ranked #126018 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Painting surname appeared 136 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Painting.
   
   97.7% or 133 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Application
   • Artistic Creation
   • Fine Arts
   • Graphic Art

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'painting' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2655

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'painting' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3998

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'painting' in Nouns Frequency: #659

Anagrams for painting »

1. patining

How to pronounce painting?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say painting in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of painting in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of painting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of painting in a Sentence

1. Michael Bolter:

   She’s done a lot for the wedding. She was happy about painting the chairs we did last weekend, we went out for the Fourth of July.

2. Stephen Breyer:

   I think everyone can agrees that this is a beautiful painting.

3. Mary Doyle Keefe:

   Other than the red hair and my face, Norman Rockwell embellished Rosie's body, i was much smaller than that and did not know how he was going to make me look like that until I saw the finished painting.

4. Adam Grimm:

   So the money that the artist can expect to make is made from retaining the rights to the winning original painting design, and then, they can license that on products, they can make limited-edition prints and sell those. So that--it used to be worth in excess of a million dollars.

5. Hunter Biden:

   I don’t paint from emotion or feeling, which I think are both very ephemeral, for me, painting is much more about kind of trying to bring forth what is, I think, the universal truth.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=painting
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Painting
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=painting
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Painting
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painting
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=painting
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html