'Limn' definitions:
Definition of 'limn'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Limn'
From: GCIDE
- Limn \Limn\ (l[i^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Limned (l[i^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. Limning (l[i^]m"n[i^]ng or l[i^]m"[i^]ng).] [OE. limnen, fr. luminen, for enluminen, F. enluminer to illuminate, to limn, LL. illuminare to paint. [root]122. See Illuminate, Luminous.]
- 1. To draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic way with pencil or brush. [1913 Webster]
- Let a painter carelessly limn out a million of faces, and you shall find them all different. --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence: To picture in words; to describe in graphic terms. [PJC]
- 3. To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental figures, letters, or borders. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'limn'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bring to life,
- cartoon,
- catch a likeness,
- chalk,
- character,
- characterize,
- charcoal,
- chart,
- color,
- contour,
- copy,
- crayon,
- crosshatch,
- dash off,
- daub,
- delineate,
- depict,
- describe,
- design,
- diagram,
- doodle,
- draft,
- draw,
- evoke,
- express,
- give words to,
- hatch,
- hit off,
- image,
- interpret,
- map,
- notate,
- outline,
- paint,
- paint a picture,
- pencil,
- picture,
- picturize,
- portray,
- print,
- profile,
- register,
- render,
- represent,
- rub,
- schematize,
- scratch,
- scumble,
- set forth,
- shade,
- silhouette,
- sketch,
- stencil,
- symbolize,
- take a rubbing,
- tint,
- trace,
- trace out,
- trace over,
- write