adj
Meaning 1
That creates visual images verbally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
word-painting
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noun
Meaning 2
a graphic or vivid verbal description
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures
- the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland
- the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: word picture, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: description, verbal description
Narrower terms: epithet, portrayal, portraiture, portrait
History
Etymology
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