Dictionary entry details
• PAINTING (noun)
Meaning:
Graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
painting; picture
Context examples:
a small painting by Picasso / he bought the painting as an investment / his pictures hang in the Louvre
Hypernyms ("painting" is a kind of...):
graphic art (the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "painting"):
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))
portrait (a painting of a person's face)
sand painting (a painting done by Amerindians (especially Navaho); made of fine colored sands on a neutral background)
seascape; waterscape (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)
nude; nude painting (a painting of a naked human figure)
mural; wall painting (a painting that is applied to a wall surface)
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)
icon; ikon (a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church)
landscape (painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery)
illumination; miniature (painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts))
monochrome (painting done in a range of tones of a single color)
water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour (a painting produced with watercolors)
Meaning:
Creating a picture with paints
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
he studied painting and sculpture for many years
Hypernyms ("painting" is a kind of...):
art; artistic creation; artistic production (the creation of beautiful or significant things)
beaux arts; fine arts (the study and creation of visual works of art)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "painting"):
water-color; water-colour; watercolor; watercolour (the art or technique of painting with watercolors)
oil painting (the art or method of painting with oil paints)
impasto (painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible)
fresco (a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster)
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)
Meaning:
The act of applying paint to a surface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush
Hypernyms ("painting" is a kind of...):
application; coating; covering (the work of applying something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "painting"):
spray painting (applying paint with a sprayer)
spatter; spattering; splash; splashing; splattering (the act of splashing a (liquid) substance on a surface)
finger-painting (painting by using the fingers to spread the paint)
Meaning:
The occupation of a house painter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
house painting; painting
Context example:
house painting was the only craft he knew
Hypernyms ("painting" is a kind of...):
craft; trade (the skilled practice of a practical occupation)
Holonyms ("painting" is a part of...):
building; construction (the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones)
