word picture

noun

1. a description in words, especially one that is unusually vivid:

   She drew a word picture of a South Pacific sunset.

word picture

noun

1. a verbal description, esp a vivid one

Word History and Origins

Origin of word picture¹

First recorded in 1855–60

Example Sentences

Whether it’s a sex scene or a mystical landscape or a well-fitted suit, Legrand is a polished painter of word pictures.

From Seattle Times

For a combined century – 33 years for Barber and 67 for Scully – the two blessed baseball fans with some of the sharpest word pictures ever painted of the grand old game.

From Salon

I vividly remember Noseda using “imagined dialogue” to paint a word picture of the mood he wanted conveyed by our singing.

From Washington Post

The words came out easy and full of feeling, a word picture of a gratitude for a career well-spent.

From Washington Times

Let me paint a word picture for you.

From The Verge