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- [peyn-ting]
- /ˈpeɪn tɪŋ/
- /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
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- [peyn-ting]
- /ˈpeɪn tɪŋ/
Definitions of painting word
- noun painting a substance composed of solid coloring matter suspended in a liquid medium and applied as a protective or decorative coating to various surfaces, or to canvas or other materials in producing a work of art. 1
- noun painting an application of this. 1
- noun painting the dried surface pigment: Don't scuff the paint. 1
- noun painting the solid coloring matter alone; pigment. 1
- noun painting facial cosmetics, especially lipstick, rouge, etc., designed to heighten natural color. 1
- noun painting Chiefly Western U.S. a pied, calico, or spotted horse or pony; pinto. 1
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Origin of painting
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at paint, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Painting
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painting popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for painting
noun painting
- adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
- apercu — outline
- apercus — a hasty glance; a glimpse.
- art — Art consists of paintings, sculpture, and other pictures or objects which are created for people to look at and admire or think deeply about.
- beaux arts — noting or pertaining to a style of architecture, popularly associated with the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, that prevailed in France in the late 19th century and that was adopted in the U.S. and elsewhere c1900, characterized by the free and eclectic use and adaptation of French architectural features of the 16th through 18th centuries combined so as to give a massive, elaborate, and often ostentatious effect, and also by the use of symmetrical plans preferably allowing vast amounts of interior space.
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