Phrase guide

oil painting

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A painting done with oil paints.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The art of painting with oil paints.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A physically attractive person.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, countable, humorous, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

the art or method of painting with oil paints

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: painting

5

noun

Meaning 5

a picture painted with oil paints

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: painting, picture

Narrower terms: canvas, canvass

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

39 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: لَوْحَة زَيْتِيَة (lawḥa zayteya) — a painting done with oil paints
  • Breton: eoullivadur — a painting done with oil paints
  • Chinese Mandarin: 油畫 /油画 (yóuhuà) — a painting done with oil paints
  • Dutch: olieverfschilderij — a painting done with oil paints
  • Erzya: оярт (ojart) — a painting done with oil paints
  • Esperanto: oleopentraĵo — a painting done with oil paints
  • Estonian: õlimaal — a painting done with oil paints
  • Hungarian: olajfestmény — a painting done with oil paints
  • Italian: pittura a olio — a painting done with oil paints
  • Japanese: 油絵 — a painting done with oil paints
  • Korean: 유화 (yuhwa) — a painting done with oil paints
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oljemaleri — a painting done with oil paints
  • Plautdietsch: Eeljbilt — a painting done with oil paints
  • Polish: obraz olejny — a painting done with oil paints
  • Polish: olej — a painting done with oil paints
  • Portuguese: pintura a óleo — a painting done with oil paints
  • Portuguese: óleo — a painting done with oil paints
  • Romanian: pictură în ulei — a painting done with oil paints
  • Romanian: tablou în ulei — a painting done with oil paints
  • Sanskrit: तैलचित्र (tailacitra) — a painting done with oil paints
  • Swedish: oljemålning — a painting done with oil paints
  • Vietnamese: tranh sơn dầu — a painting done with oil paints
  • Chinese Mandarin: 油畫 /油画 (yóuhuà) — art of painting with oil paints
  • Czech: olejomalba — art of painting with oil paints
  • Estonian: õlimaal — art of painting with oil paints
  • Finnish: öljyvärimaalaus — art of painting with oil paints
  • Finnish: öljymaalaus — art of painting with oil paints
  • French: peinture à l'huile — art of painting with oil paints
  • German: Ölgemälde — art of painting with oil paints
  • Greek: ελαιογραφία (elaiografía) — art of painting with oil paints
  • Hungarian: olajfestmény — art of painting with oil paints
  • Irish: péintéireacht ola — art of painting with oil paints
  • Japanese: 油絵 (aburae) — art of painting with oil paints
  • Norwegian Bokmål: oljemaling — art of painting with oil paints
  • Portuguese: pintura a óleo — art of painting with oil paints
  • Russian: жи́вопись ма́сляными кра́сками (žívopisʹ másljanymi kráskami) — art of painting with oil paints
  • Russian: карти́на ма́слом (kartína máslom) — art of painting with oil paints
  • Swedish: oljemåleri — art of painting with oil paints
  • Turkish: yağlı boya — art of painting with oil paints