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to bodypaint

to bodypaint

6.3
To paint designs on someone's body for art or performance
  • verb
  • /ˈbɑdiˌpeɪnt/
translation icon : pintar el cuerpo
  • The artist will bodypaint the model for the festival tomorrow.

Examples

  • They have bodypainted hundreds of athletes for the competition.

  • They bodypainted their friends for the party.

  • He loves to bodypaint abstract designs at music events.

  • She loves to bodypaint for festivals.

  • The artist will bodypaint intricate patterns on participants at the carnival.

  • She loves to bodypaint her friends for special events and performances.

  • At the festival, they will bodypaint dancers to create a vibrant visual experience.

Synonyms

to paint up
vsto bodypaint
1 2.5

Put paint on something to make it look better

is specific to covering humans with colour for artistic cultural or entertainment uses

Antonyms

undecorated
1 3.9

Plain and not having any extra things added to make it look nicer

How Realistic

skinsuit
  • UK
1 9.4
to bodypaint
6.3
bodysuit
9 3.2

Surface Forms

bodypaint infinitive
bodypainted past
bodypainted past participle
bodypainting present participle
bodypaints third person singular

Morphology

bodypaint = body + paint (transparent) = body + paint

The verb is directly formed from the clear components 'body' + 'paint', meaning to paint the body.

Etymology

Bodypaint is a simple combination of body ('the human body') and paint ('to put colour on something'). Think of a person as a living picture: to bodypaint is to decorate or cover the skin with paint for art, festivals, or shows.