pic·ture (p k ch r)n.1. A visual representation or image painted, drawn, photographed, or otherwise rendered on a flat surface. 2. A visible image, especially one on a flat surface or screen: the picture reflected in the lake; focused the picture on the movie screen. 3. a. A vivid or realistic verbal description: a Shakespearean picture of guilt. b. A vivid mental image. 4. A person or object bearing a marked resemblance to another: She's the picture of her mother. 5. A person, object, or scene that typifies or embodies an emotion, state of mind, or mood: Your face was the very picture of horror. 6. The chief circumstances of an event or time; a situation. 7. A movie. 8. A tableau vivant. tr.v. pic·tured, pic·tur·ing, pic·tures 1. To make a visible representation of. 2. To form a mental image of; visualize. 3. To describe vividly in words; make a verbal picture of: pictured their heroism in glowing language. See Synonyms at represent.
[Middle English, from Latin pict ra, from pictus, painted, past participle of pingere, to paint; see peig- in Indo-European roots.] |
picture Noun 1. a visual representation produced on a surface, such as in a photograph or painting 2. a mental image: neither had any clear picture of whom they were looking for 3. a description or account of a situation considered as an observable scene: the reports do not provide an accurate picture of the spread of AIDS 4. a person or thing resembling another: he is the picture of a perfect host 5. a person or scene typifying a particular state: his face was a picture of dejection 6. the image on a television screen 7. a cinema film 8. the pictures a cinema or film show 9. in the picture informed about a situation Verb [-turing, -tured] 1. to visualize or imagine 2. to describe or depict vividly: a documentary that had pictured the police as good-natured dolts 3. to put in a picture or make a picture of: the women pictured above are all the same age [Latin pingere to paint]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  picture - a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface; "they showed us the pictures of their wedding"; "a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them"chiaroscuro - a monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color collage, montage - a paste-up made by sticking together pieces of paper or photographs to form an artistic image; "he used his computer to make a collage of pictures superimposed on a map" transparency, foil - picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector iconography - the images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject; "religious iconography"; "the propagandistic iconography of a despot" inset - a small picture inserted within the bounds or a larger one reflection, reflexion - the image of something as reflected by a mirror (or other reflective material); "he studied his reflection in the mirror" representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something CAT scan, scan - an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan" echogram, sonogram - an image of a structure that is produced by ultrasonography (reflections of high-frequency sound waves); used to observe fetal growth or to study bodily organs | | 2. |  picture - 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"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 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 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 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 | | 3. | picture - a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind"image, mental image - an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate" | | 4. | picture - a situation treated as an observable object; "the political picture is favorable"; "the religious scene in England has changed in the last century"situation, state of affairs - the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time; "the present international situation is dangerous"; "wondered how such a state of affairs had come about"; "eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation"- Franklin D.Roosevelt | | 5. | picture - illustrations used to decorate or explain a text; "the dictionary had many pictures"illustration - artwork that helps make something clear or attractive | | 6. |  picture - a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement; "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"product, production - an artifact that has been created by someone or some process; "they improve their product every year"; "they export most of their agricultural production" sequence, episode - film consisting of a succession of related shots that develop a given subject in a movie credit - an entry on a list of persons who contributed to a film or written work; "the credits were given at the end of the film" subtitle, caption - translation of foreign dialogue of a movie or TV program; usually displayed at the bottom of the screen credits - a list of acknowledgements of those who contributed to the creation of a film (usually run at the end of the film) telefilm - a movie that is made to be shown on television scene, shot - a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film feature film, feature - the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'" final cut - the final edited version of a movie as approved by the director and producer home movie - a film made at home by an amateur photographer collage film - a movie that juxtaposes different kinds of footage short subject - a brief film; often shown prior to showing the feature cinema verite - a movie that shows ordinary people in actual activities without being controlled by a director film noir - a movie that is marked by a mood of pessimism, fatalism, menace, and cynical characters; "film noir was applied by French critics to describe American thriller or detective films in the 1940s" rough cut - the first print of a movie after preliminary editing slow motion - a movie that apparently takes place at a slower than normal speed; achieved by taking the film at a faster rate 3-D, 3D, three-D - a movie with images having three dimensional form or appearance show - a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway" dub - provide (movies) with a soundtrack of a foreign language synchronise, synchronize - make (motion picture sound) exactly simultaneous with the action; "synchronize this film" film, shoot, take - make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" reshoot - shoot again; "We had to reshoot that scene 24 times" | | 7. |  picture - the visible part of a television transmission; "they could still receive the sound but the picture was gone"telecasting, television, TV, video - broadcasting visual images of stationary or moving objects; "she is a star of screen and video"; "Television is a medium because it is neither rare nor well done" - Ernie Kovacs | | 8. |  picture - a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"epithet - descriptive word or phrase | | 9. | picture - a typical example of some state or quality; "the very picture of a modern general"; "she was the picture of despair" | | 10. |  picture - a representation of a person or scene in the form of a print or transparent slide; recorded by a camera on light-sensitive materialbeefcake - a photograph of a muscular man in minimal attire blueprint - photographic print of plans or technical drawings etc. cheesecake - a photograph of an attractive woman in minimal attire closeup - a photograph taken at close range daguerreotype - a photograph made by an early photographic process; the image was produced on a silver plate sensitized to iodine and developed in mercury vapor frame - a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film glossy - a photograph that is printed on smooth shiny paper headshot - a photograph of a person's head hologram, holograph - the intermediate photograph (or photographic record) that contains information for reproducing a three-dimensional image by holography longshot - a photograph taken from a distance microdot - photograph reduced to the size of a dot (usually for purposes of security) mug shot, mugshot - a photograph of someone's face (especially one made for police records) photocopy - a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something snapshot, snap, shot - an informal photograph; usually made with a small hand-held camera; "my snapshots haven't been developed yet"; "he tried to get unposed shots of his friends" still - a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes); "he wanted some stills for a magazine ad" telephotograph - a photograph transmitted and reproduced over a distance time exposure - a photograph produced with a relatively long exposure time vignette - a photograph whose edges shade off gradually wedding picture - photographs of bride and groom and their friends taken at their wedding scene, shot - a consecutive series of pictures that constitutes a unit of action in a film | | Verb | 1. |  picture - imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"realize, see, understand, realise - perceive (an idea or situation) mentally; "Now I see!"; "I just can't see your point"; "Does she realize how important this decision is?"; "I don't understand the idea" visualise, visualize - form a mental picture of something that is invisible or abstract; "Mathematicians often visualize" conceive of, envisage, ideate, imagine - form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case; "Can you conceive of him as the president?" | | 2. | picture - show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"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" interpret, represent - create an image or likeness of; "The painter represented his wife as a young girl" map - depict as if on a map; "sorrow was mapped on the mother's face" |
picture noun 1. representation, drawing, painting, portrait, image, print, illustration, sketch, portrayal, engraving, likeness, effigy, delineation, similitude noun 2. photograph, photo, still, shot, image, print, frame, slide, snap, exposure, portrait, snapshot, transparency, enlargement noun 6. personification, model, embodiment, soul, essence, archetype, epitome, perfect example, exemplar, quintessence, living example verb 8. represent, show, describe, draw, paint, illustrate, portray, sketch, render, depict, delineate  Translations
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picture [ˈpɪktʃəʳ] n → cuadro (= painting); pintura (= photograph); fotografía (= film); película;
picture [ˈpɪktʃəʳ] n (also) (TV) → image f (= painting); peinture f, tableau m (= photograph); photo(graphie) f (= drawing); dessin m (= film); film m (fig) (= description); description f
picture [ˈpɪktʃəʳ] n → Bild nt (= film); Film m
picture [ˈpɪktʃəʳ] n → quadro (= painting); pittura (= photograph); foto(grafia) (= drawing); disegno;
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