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painting

painting

648 1.0
A picture made with paint on canvas or paper
  • noun
  • /ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
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  • At the gallery, I admired a stunning painting that depicted a vibrant sunset.
  • a landscape painting
  • paintings and sculptures
  • prints and paintings

And upon first glance, the painting looks fairly good.

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Examples

  • Fruits and vegetables are featured in many of Aertsen's later paintings with market subjects.

    Academic text (2011)
  • That was my dadi's favorite painting.

  • Every single painting was just black.

  • We sign at the top of the painting, while they sign at the bottom.

    Academic text (2013)
  • I want to see your paintings, your most recent ones.

  • Are those both paintings on those shelves?

  • I'll add a few new paintings to my gallery.

  • One of his paintings just got in the Element City Museum's permanent collection.

  • And sadly, this painting proved to be a forgery.

  • He couldn't sell a painting while he was alive, and now they're worth $30 million.

Synonyms

picture
vspainting
1.0

An image like a drawing or photograph that shows something

is a specific type of visual image made by applying paints
drawing
vspainting
184 1.0

A picture made by hand with a pen or pencil

uses wet or liquid pigments applied to surfaces rather than dry tools
mural
vspainting
99 3.5

A painting made directly on a wall or ceiling

includes both wall-applied works and pieces made on removable supports
artwork
vspainting
81 3.0

A painting or sculpture that shows an artist's idea

is the subset made specifically by applying paints to surfaces
fresco
vspainting
15 7.7

A painting done on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling

covers works on many surfaces, not only wet plaster
oil painting
vspainting
6 2.7

A picture made with oil paint on canvas or panel

is the general act of applying any paints to a surface
abstraction
vspainting
6 8.0

A painting that uses shapes and colors instead of realistic pictures

is the basic act of applying paint to represent or decorate
wall painting
vspainting
3 2.7

A picture made directly on a wall as decoration

also covers works made on separate supports like canvas or paper
landscape painting
vspainting
2 3.5

A picture that shows natural scenery like hills, trees, and rivers

is the general technique used to create such nature images
sand painting
vspainting
  • US
1 7.2

A picture made by arranging fine colored sand on a flat surface

involves applying liquid or paste paints rather than loose granular material
drip painting
vspainting
1 7.2

A style of abstract art in which artists drip or pour paint onto a canvas

is broader, covering any method of applying paint to a surface
nude painting
vspainting
  • NSFW
1 5.3

A painting that shows a naked person as the main subject

is the broader practice of making images using applied paints
finger-painting
vspainting
3.0

A way of painting using fingers to spread paint or a picture done that way

uses brushes or tools as well as fingers for applying paint
sofa painting
vspainting
3.6

A decorative painting that hangs above a sofa to match the room

is any painted image regardless of its intended decorative placement
genre painting
vspainting
6.4

A kind of art that shows ordinary people doing everyday activities

is the general medium used to portray these ordinary scenes
colorific painting
vspainting
  • US
5.1

A painting made with bright, strong colors that looks lively

is the neutral activity of applying any color range to a surface

Compounds

6 2.7

A picture made with oil paint on canvas or panel

The act of putting paint on a surface using a spray can or gun

oil painting
  • Specialized
3 2.9

Art of making pictures using oil-based paint

A picture made directly on a wall as decoration

A picture that shows natural scenery like hills, trees, and rivers

Work that covers the inside or outside of a house with color to protect and decorate it

1 7.2

A picture made by arranging fine colored sand on a flat surface

A style of abstract art in which artists drip or pour paint onto a canvas

action painting
  • Specialized
1 7.1

A style of abstract painting where the artist moves and applies paint in big, energetic movements

1 5.3

A painting that shows a naked person as the main subject

A painting made with bright, strong colors that looks lively

A way of painting using fingers to spread paint or a picture done that way

A kind of art that shows ordinary people doing everyday activities

oil painting
  • Neologism
3.5

A digital image made by software to look like a picture painted with oil paint

An activity of decorating small stones with color as a craft

A decorative painting that hangs above a sofa to match the room

word-painting
  • Literature
7.4

A description in words that makes you imagine something clearly

How Finished

masterpiece
156 3.8
painting
648 1.0
study
28 5.8
sketch
150 2.5

Surface Forms

painting singular
paintings plural

Morphology

painting = paint (transparent) = paint + ing

The noun 'painting' is derived from the verb 'paint' with the suffix '-ing', indicating a completed artistic work.

Etymology

Painting comes from the word paint, which means 'to put colour on something' and over time the same word also came to mean the picture made with paint. So a painting is a picture or artistic composition created by applying paint to canvas, paper, or a wall.