English Explanatory Dictionary

painting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.
  2. The action of applying paint to a surface.
  3. The same activity as an art form.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of paint

Pronunciation

/ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/ /ˈpeɪ.nɪŋ/ en-us-painting.ogg En-uk-painting.ogg

Word forms

painting paintings

Etymology

By surface analysis, paint + -ing.

Synonyms

painting third art

Related words

painter

Derived words

action painting all-over painting baffle painting body painting cave painting cave-painting colour field painting dot painting drip painting dry painting drypainting electropainting electrostatic painting face painting field painting finger painting fundamental painting glass painting hard-edge painting history painting housepainting light painting like painting the Forth Bridge matter painting negative painting nonpainting oil painting painting by numbers painting knife paintinglike paintingness painting rocks painting the tape panel painting pen painting phad painting portrait painting reverse painting sand painting sandpainting sculptured painting sofa painting soundpainting sun painting tape painting text painting tone painting underpainting wall-painting word painting
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