painting
English Thesaurus
1. the occupation of a house painter (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | craft, trade, |
| definition | : | the skilled practice of a practical occupation (noun.act) |
| part meronym | : | building, construction, |
| definition | : | the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones (noun.act) |
2. the act of applying paint to a surface (noun.act)
| hyponym | : | spray painting, |
| definition | : | applying paint with a sprayer (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | finger-painting, |
| definition | : | painting by using the fingers to spread the paint (noun.act) |
3. creating a picture with paints (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | beaux arts, fine arts, |
| definition | : | the study and creation of visual works of art (noun.cognition) |
| hyponym | : | distemper, |
| definition | : | a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | fresco, |
| definition | : | a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | impasto, |
| definition | : | painting that applies the pigment thickly so that brush or palette knife marks are visible (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | oil painting, |
| definition | : | the art or method of painting with oil paints (noun.act) |
4. graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | graphic art, |
| definition | : | the arts of drawing or painting or printmaking (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | abstraction, |
| definition | : | an abstract painting (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cityscape, |
| definition | : | painting depicting a city or urban area (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | daub, |
| definition | : | an unskillful painting (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | distemper, |
| definition | : | a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | finger-painting, |
| definition | : | a painting produced by spreading paint with the fingers (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | icon, ikon, |
| definition | : | a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | landscape, |
| definition | : | painting depicting an expanse of natural scenery (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | illumination, miniature, |
| definition | : | painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | monochrome, |
| definition | : | painting done in a range of tones of a single color (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | mural, wall painting, |
| definition | : | a painting that is applied to a wall surface (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | nude, nude painting, |
| definition | : | a painting of a naked human figure (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | oil painting, |
| definition | : | a picture painted with oil paints (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pentimento, |
| definition | : | the reappearance in a painting of an underlying image that had been painted over (usually when the later painting becomes transparent with age) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | sand painting, |
| definition | : | a painting done by Amerindians (especially Navaho); made of fine colored sands on a neutral background (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | seascape, waterscape, |
| definition | : | a painting of the sea (as distinguished from a landscape) (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | still life, |
| definition | : | a painting of inanimate objects such as fruit or flowers (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | tanka, |
| definition | : | a Tibetan religious painting on fabric (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | trompe l'oeil, |
| definition | : | a painting rendered in such great detail as to deceive the viewer concerning its reality (noun.artifact) |
5. the occupation of a house painter (noun.act)
| derivation | : | paint, paint, |
| definition | : | apply paint to; coat with paint (verb.contact) |
6. the act of applying paint to a surface (noun.act)
| derivation | : | paint, |
| definition | : | apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil (verb.contact) |
7. creating a picture with paints (noun.act)
| derivation | : | paint, |
| definition | : | make a painting of (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | paint, |
| definition | : | make a painting (verb.creation) |
8. graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | paint, |
| definition | : | make a painting of (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | paint, |
| definition | : | make a painting (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | pictorial, pictural, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or consisting of pictures (adj.pert) |
9. the occupation of a house painter (noun.act)
| derivation | : | paint, paint, |
| definition | : | apply paint to; coat with paint (verb.contact) |
10. the act of applying paint to a surface (noun.act)
| derivation | : | paint, |
| definition | : | apply a liquid to; e.g., paint the gutters with linseed oil (verb.contact) |
11. creating a picture with paints (noun.act)
| derivation | : | paint, |
| definition | : | make a painting of (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | paint, |
| definition | : | make a painting (verb.creation) |
12. graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | paint, |
| definition | : | make a painting of (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | paint, |
| definition | : | make a painting (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | pictorial, pictural, |
| definition | : | pertaining to or consisting of pictures (adj.pert) |
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