painting

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪntɪŋ

Verb

painting

  1. present participle of paint

Derived terms

  • spray-painting

Noun

painting (plural paintings)

  1. (countable) An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint(s).
    The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings.
    • 1907, Robert William Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set (Project Gutenberg; EBook #14852), New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, published 1 February 2005 (Project Gutenberg version), OCLC 24962326:
      "My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours, dull sounds, dull intellects; […]."
  2. (uncountable) The action of applying paint to a surface.
    Artistic painting often takes longer than utilitarian house &c. painting.
  3. (uncountable) The same activity as an art form.
    Some artists, like Michelangelo, excel in both painting and sculpture.

Synonyms

The same activity as an art form

  • third art

Derived terms

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