painterly

paint·er·ly

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [peyn-ter-lee]
- /ˈpeɪn tər li/
- /ˈpeɪntəlɪ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [peyn-ter-lee]
- /ˈpeɪn tər li/

Definitions of painterly word

adjective painterly of, relating to, or characteristic of a painter. 1
adjective painterly Fine Arts. characterized by qualities of color, stroke, or texture perceived as distinctive to the art of painting, especially the rendering of forms and images in terms of color or tonal relations rather than of contour or line. 1
adjective painterly Painterly means relating to or characteristic of painting or painters. 0
adjective painterly having qualities peculiar to painting, esp the depiction of shapes by means of solid masses of colour, rather than by lines 0
adjective painterly of or characteristic of a painter; artistic 0
adjective painterly of or characteristic of a painter 0

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Origin of painterly

First appearance:

before 1580

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1580-90; painter1 + -ly

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Parts of speech for Painterly

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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painterly popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

painterly usage trend in Literature

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