painting

[ peyn-ting ]

/ ˈpeɪn tɪŋ /

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noun

a picture or design executed in paints.

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

the works of art painted in a particular manner, place, or period: a book on Flemish painting.

an instance of covering a surface with paint.

Origin of painting

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; see origin at paint, -ing¹

Words nearby painting

painted turtle, painted woman, painter, painter's colic, painterly, painting, paintwork, painty, pair, pair annihilation, pair bond

Definition for painting (2 of 2)

paint

[ peynt ]

/ peɪnt /

noun

a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art.

an application of this.

the dried surface pigment: Don't scuff the paint.

the solid coloring matter alone; pigment.

facial cosmetics, especially lipstick, rouge, etc., designed to heighten natural color.

Chiefly Western U.S. a pied, calico, or spotted horse or pony; pinto.

verb (used with object)

to coat, cover, or decorate (something) with paint: to paint a fence.

to produce (a picture, design, etc.) in paint: to paint a portrait.

to represent in paint, as in oils, tempera, or watercolor: to paint an actress as the Muse of tragedy.

to depict as if by painting; describe vividly in words: The ads painted the resort as a winter wonderland.

to color by or as if by painting: Sunset painted the clouds pink.

to apply a substance to, as a liquid medicine or a cosmetic: to paint a cut with iodine.

verb (used without object)

to coat or cover anything with paint.

to engage in painting as an art: She has begun to paint in her spare time.

to put on or use facial cosmetics.

Origin of paint

1200–50; Middle English peinten (v.) < Old French peint, past participle of peindre < Latin pingere to paint; see picture

OTHER WORDS FROM paint

paint·a·ble, adjective paint·less, adjective out·paint, verb (used with object)

Example sentences from the Web for painting

There are limits to the painting of banditry and extortion as the legitimate raising of taxes.

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In “Sleigh Ride,” the narrator is painting a scene so perfect that it could be featured on an iconic Currier and Ives print.

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In one painting, framed as a split-panel comic between the two, Ramone simply asks Vicious, “Did you kill her?”

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It offers keen insights into Hitch's craft while painting an intimate and unsentimental picture of the man behind the camera.

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At times, it reads as if he is describing the backdrop of a Hieronymus Bosch painting.

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I gave my friend ten shillings for that painting; just think, ten shillings, seven pounds of butter.

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All agree that the style of the painting is perfectly characteristic of the period.

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The portrait unlike all he has seen in painting or engraving: very pale, very thoughtful, very commanding, he says.

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The painting was of the chapel and the company assembled for the marriage.

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He now wrought a revolution in the art of painting in Paris, and established a new school.

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British Dictionary definitions for painting (1 of 2)

painting

/ (ˈpeɪntɪŋ) /

noun

the art or process of applying paints to a surface such as canvas, to make a picture or other artistic composition

a composition or picture made in this way

the act of applying paint to a surface with a brush

British Dictionary definitions for painting (2 of 2)

paint

/ (peɪnt) /

noun

a substance used for decorating or protecting a surface, esp a mixture consisting of a solid pigment suspended in a liquid, that when applied to a surface dries to form a hard coating

a dry film of paint on a surface

the solid pigment of a paint before it is suspended in liquid

informal face make-up, such as rouge

short for greasepaint

verb

to make (a picture) of (a figure, landscape, etc) with paint applied to a surface such as canvas

to coat (a surface) with paint, as in decorating

(tr) to apply (liquid) onto (a surface) her mother painted the cut with antiseptic

(tr) to apply make-up onto (the face, lips, etc)

(tr) to describe vividly in words

paint the town red informal to celebrate uninhibitedly; go on a spree

Derived forms of paint

painty, adjective

Word Origin for paint

C13: from Old French peint painted, from peindre to paint, from Latin pingere to paint, adorn

Medical definitions for painting

paint

[ pānt ]

n.

A solution or suspension of one or more medicaments applied to the skin with a brush or large applicator.

v.

To apply medicine to; swab.

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