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finger-painting

finger-painting

3.0
A way of painting using fingers to spread paint or a picture done that way
  • noun
  • /ˈfɪŋɡər ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
translation icon : pintura con los dedos
  • We have done a little bit of finger painting, but it was very messy.

Examples

  • I'm going to take the shade Blueberry Fizz and because I just can't get away from finger painting, I am going to take it on my ring finger and just press on the lid.

  • The children enjoyed finger-painting together in art class, creating colorful masterpieces with their hands.

  • I mean, finger painting, that's, that's great, but it's not an important life skill, you know, but putting the, the paint away, that is an important life skill, right?

  • My daughter loves finger-painting on large sheets of paper, often making vibrant pictures that we hang on the fridge.

  • During the summer camp, the kids spent hours finger-painting outside, laughing as they mixed the bright colors.

Synonyms

painting
vsfinger-painting
263 1.2

The activity of making pictures with paint

uses only fingers to spread paint producing looser, less controlled marks

How Hands-On

finger-painting
3.0
painting
648 1.0

Surface Forms

finger-painting singular
finger-paintings plural

Morphology

finger-painting = finger + painting (transparent) = finger + paint + ing

The meaning is directly derived from the compound 'finger' + 'painting' = painting done with fingers.

Etymology

Finger-painting is simply the two words finger and painting, so it literally means 'painting with your fingers'. Think of your fingers as a brush, and that image helps you remember it means making pictures by spreading paint with your hands instead of using a brush.