'Painting' definitions:

Definition of 'painting'

From: WordNet
noun
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" [syn: painting, picture]
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Creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years"
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The act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush"
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The occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew" [syn: painting, house painting]

Definition of 'Painting'

From: GCIDE
  • Paint \Paint\ (p[=a]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Painted; p. pr. & vb. n. Painting.] [OE. peinten, fr. F. peint, p. p. of peindre to paint, fr. L. pingere, pictum; cf. Gr. poiki`los many-colored, Skr. pi[,c] to adorn. Cf. Depict, Picture, Pigment, Pint.]
  • 1. To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc. [1913 Webster]
  • Jezebel painted her face and tired her head. --2 Kings ix. 30. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors. [1913 Webster]
  • Not painted with the crimson spots of blood. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Cuckoo buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with delight. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict; as, to paint a political opponent as a traitor. [1913 Webster]
  • Disloyal? The word is too good to paint out her wickedness. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • If folly grow romantic, I must paint it. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch; draw; describe. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Painting'

From: GCIDE
  • Painting \Paint"ing\, n.
  • 1. The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Fine Arts) 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Color laid on; paint. [R.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A depicting by words; vivid representation in words. [1913 Webster]
  • Syn: See Picture. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'painting'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Painting'