painting
- noun1 act of paintingADJECTIVE▪ acrylic, oil, watercolour/watercolor▪ miniature▪ abstract, decorative, figurative, genre, landscape, portrait, representational, still-life, surrealist▪ mural▪ contemporary, modern▪ traditional▪
He studied traditional Japanese painting at the Kano school.
VERB + PAINTING▪ do▪I'll do some painting this afternoon.
▪ take up (esp. BrE)▪When she retired she took up painting.
▪ study▪He went to Europe to study painting.
PAINTING + NOUN▪ style, techniquePHRASES▪ painting and decorating (BrE)▪The firm specializes in painting and decorating.
2 pictureADJECTIVE▪ beautiful, fine, good, great▪ famous, well-known▪ valuable▪ original▪The design is based on an original painting by Matisse.
▪ early, late▪His early paintings were light, expressive compositions.
▪ recent▪ miniature▪ Cubist, Impressionist, etc.▪ avant-garde▪ contemporary▪ 17th-century, etc.▪ abstract, decorative, figurative, figure, genre, landscape, religious, still-life, surrealist▪ cave, ceiling, fresco, mural, wall▪ acrylic, oil, watercolour/watercolor▪ monochrome▪ colourful/colorful▪ large, large-scale▪ small▪ easel▪ untitled▪ finished, unfinished▪ framed… OF PAINTINGS▪ series▪ collection, exhibitionVERB + PAINTING▪ create, do, execute, make, paint, produce, work on▪Degas did several paintings of ballet dancers.
▪ compose▪ complete, finish▪ frame▪ hang, put up▪ display, exhibit, present, show▪ view▪ collect▪She collects paintings by 19th-century Australian artists.
▪ clean, restore▪ copy, reproduce▪ commission▪ buy, purchase, sell▪ donate▪ admirePAINTING + VERB▪ depict sb/sth, feature sb/sth, portray sb/sth, show sb/sth▪ evoke sth▪Rauch's paintings evoke memories of a bygone era.
▪ reflect sth, represent sth, reveal sth, suggest sth▪His paintings reflect the joy and beauty in all he saw around him.
▪ hang▪His most famous paintings hang in the Louvre.
PREPOSITION▪ in a/the painting▪The woman in the painting is the artist's mistress.
▪ painting by▪a painting by Gauguin
▪ painting in▪a fine painting in oils
▪ painting of▪paintings of flowers
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painting — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Drawing with paint Nouns 1. painting, depicting; drawing; drafting; design; chiaroscuro; chihhua, chinoiserie; cerography; composition, treatment, perspective, balance, technique; coloration; impasto;… … English dictionary for students
painting — Synonyms and related words: acrylic painting, aquarelle, calcimining, canvas, coating, coloring, covering, drawing, easel picture, enameling, encaustic cerography, encaustic painting, finger painting, flower painting, fresco, fresco painting,… … Moby Thesaurus
painting — n. 1) to do; restore a painting 2) to authenticate a painting 3) a finger; oil; water color painting 4) a painting depicts, portrays, shows (smt.) * * * [ peɪntɪŋ] oil portrays restore a painting water color painting shows (smt.) … Combinatory dictionary
