painting

Definition

  • n. graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
  • n. creating a picture with paints
  • n. the act of applying paint to a surface
  • n. the occupation of a house painter

Word forms

Plural
paintings

Example sentences

  1. n.

    The painting on the wall is a beautiful landscape of the mountains.

  2. n.

    The workers are busy with the painting of the new fence.