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a picture is worth a thousand words

a picture is worth a thousand words proverb: a visualisation is a better description than a verbal description.

a picture is worth a thousand words: a visualisation is a better description than a verbal description
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Proverb

a picture is worth a thousand words

  1. A visualisation is a better description than a verbal description.

a picture is worth a thousand words meaning in Arabic and Vietnamese

a picture is worth a thousand words in Arabic

visualisation is better than verbal description
صُورَة تُسَاوِي أَلْف كَلِمَة

a picture is worth a thousand words in Vietnamese

visualisation is better than verbal description
trăm nghe không bằng mắt thấy, trăm nghe không bằng một thấy, mắt thấy tai nghe, sờ sờ, rành rành

Forms of a picture is worth a thousand words

alternative forma picture paints a thousand words

Origin of a picture is worth a thousand words

Popularized following a 1911 speech given by Arthur Brisbane where he encouraged advertisers "Use a picture. It's worth a thousand words." By 1915, the phrase in its modern form is attested. A number of other phrases expressing the same idea are attested throughout the 1800s.

Questions about a picture is worth a thousand words

What does a picture is worth a thousand words mean?
A picture is worth a thousand words means a visualisation is a better description than a verbal description.
What is a picture is worth a thousand words in Arabic?
A picture is worth a thousand words in Arabic is صُورَة تُسَاوِي أَلْف كَلِمَة. See A picture is worth a thousand words meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is a picture is worth a thousand words?
A picture is worth a thousand words is a proverb.

Words near a picture is worth a thousand words in the dictionary

  1. A Pastoriza
  2. a penny saved is a penny earned
  3. a penny saved is a penny gained
  4. A Peroxa
  5. a piacere
  6. a picture is worth a thousand words
  7. a picture paints a thousand words
  8. a plague o' both your houses
  9. a plague on both your houses
  10. A plot
  11. A plots

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: a picture is worth a thousand words (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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