painting

[ peyn-ting ]

noun

1. a picture or design executed in paints.
2. the act, art, or work of a person who paints.
3. the works of art painted painted in a particular manner, place, or period:

   a book on Flemish painting.

4. an instance of covering a surface with paint.

painting

/ ˈpeɪntɪŋ /

noun

1. the art or process of applying paints to a surface such as canvas, to make a picture or other artistic composition
2. a composition or picture made in this way
3. the act of applying paint to a surface with a brush

Word History and Origins

Origin of painting¹

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; paint, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Historians say the colonial administrators put down any rebellions and often burnt Naga villages to subdue them, in the process erasing much of their important cultural markers such as paintings, engravings and artefacts.

From BBC

The painting, begun in 1503, is everything it’s cracked up to be.

From Los Angeles Times

Items include his glasses, the piano he practised on, a painting of the star by royal portrait artist Richard Stone, annotated joke books and piles of sketch ideas.

From BBC

Finally, Ai-Da chose three of the paintings to combine into the final portrait.

From NewsForKids.net

He and his wife often get the task of "painting fences or anything that needs painting".

From BBC

Related Words

• art
• canvas
• composition
• depiction
• landscape
• mural
• oil painting
• picture
• portrait
• sketch