painting

A1 Topic:Art & Music
US /ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/
noun verb Freq #1889

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    A picture made by applying paint to a surface.

    The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings in the world.

  2. 2
    noun

    The art or activity of creating pictures with paint.

    She studied painting and sculpture at art school.

  3. 3
    noun

    The act of covering a surface with paint.

    The outside of the old house could use a fresh painting.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · a picture made by applying... picture
3 noun · the act of covering a... house painting
Word family
Forms paintings

Etymology

By surface analysis, paint + -ing.

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