paint·ing (p n t ng)n. 1. The process, art, or occupation of coating surfaces with paint for a utilitarian or artistic effect. 2. A picture or design in paint. |
painting
Noun
1. a picture produced by using paint
2. the art of producing pictures by applying paints to paper or canvas
3. the act of applying paint to a surface
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  painting - 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"abstraction - an abstract painting cityscape - painting depicting a city or urban area daub - an unskillful painting distemper - a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder finger-painting - a painting produced by spreading paint with the fingers graphic art - the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking ikon, icon - a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church landscape - painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery miniature, illumination - painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) monochrome - painting done in a range of tones of a single color mural, wall painting - a painting that is applied to a wall surface nude, nude painting - a painting of a naked human figure oil painting - a picture painted with oil paints pentimento - the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age) sand painting - a painting done by Amerindians (especially Navaho); made of fine colored sands on a neutral background waterscape, seascape - a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape) semi-abstraction - a semiabstract painting still life - a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers tanka - a Tibetan religious painting on fabric trompe l'oeil - a painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality |
| 2. | painting - creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years" artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" distemper - a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery fresco - a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster impasto - painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible oil painting - the art or method of painting with oil paints water-color, water-colour, watercolor, watercolour - the art or technique of painting with watercolors beaux arts, fine arts - the study and creation of visual works of art | |
| 3. | painting - the act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush" application, coating, covering - the work of applying something; "the doctor prescribed a topical application of iodine"; "a complete bleach requires several applications"; "the surface was ready for a coating of paint"; spray painting - applying paint with a sprayer splashing, splattering, spatter, spattering, splash - the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface finger-painting - painting by using the fingers to spread the paint | |
| 4. |  painting - the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew"craft, trade - the skilled practice of a practical occupation; "he learned his trade as an apprentice" building, construction - the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones; "their main business is home construction"; "workers in the building trades" |
Translations
painting [ˈpeɪntɪŋ] paint n (activity) [of artist] → Malerei f;
(000) [of decorator] → Anstreichen nt;
painting [ˈpeɪntɪŋ] n (activity) [of artist] → pittura: [of decorator] → imbiancatura; verniciatura (= picture); dipinto, quadro
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