n. | 1. | The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors. |
2. | (Fine Arts) The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored representation of any object or scene; a picture. | |
3. | Color laid on; paint. | |
4. | A depicting by words; vivid representation in words. |
Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: picture |
2. | painting - creating a picture with paints; "he studied painting and sculpture for many years" | |
3. | painting - the act of applying paint to a surface; "you can finish the job of painting faster with a roller than with a brush" | |
4. | painting - the occupation of a house painter; "house painting was the only craft he knew" Synonyms: house painting |