graffiti
Syllables: graf·fi·ti/ɡɹəˈfiː.ti/US/ɡɹəˈfi.ti/
graffiti noun: drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.
Noun
graffiti (usually uncountable, plural graffiti)
- Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.
- The underpass is a popular place for graffiti artists.
- The city council spends thousands of pounds removing graffiti from public buildings.
- Informal inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., as opposed to official inscriptions.
- Synonyms:
- cave painting, epigraphy
Verb
graffiti (third-person singular simple present graffitis, present participle graffitiing, simple past and past participle graffitied)
- To mark a surface with such images.
graffiti meaning in Tamil, Marathi and Kannada
graffiti in Tamil
- பெருங்கற்காலக் குறியீடுகள், பொது இடங்களிலும், சுவரெழுத்து, கிறுக்கல்
graffiti in Marathi
- drawings on a public surface
- ग्राफिटी grāphiṭī
graffiti in Kannada
- ಗೀಚು
Examples of graffiti in a sentence
- There is a debate as to whether graffiti is art or vandalism.
- The building's backside faced an alley and was covered in grime and graffiti.
- The wall was clean, save for a patch of subfenestral graffiti.
Synonyms of graffiti
Forms of graffiti
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | graffiti |
| alternative form | graffito |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | graffitis |
| present participle | graffitiing |
| past participle | graffitied |
| past | graffitied |
Origin of graffiti
Borrowed from Italian graffiti, from graffito, from graffire, borrowed from Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to write”), from Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-.
Words formed from graffiti
Phrases with graffiti
Words that rhyme with graffiti
Questions about graffiti
- What does graffiti mean?
- Graffiti means drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.
- What is graffiti in Tamil?
- Graffiti in Tamil is பெருங்கற்காலக் குறியீடுகள், பொது இடங்களிலும், சுவரெழுத்து. See Graffiti meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is graffiti?
- Graffiti can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce graffiti?
- Graffiti is pronounced /ɡɹəˈfiː.ti/ (UK).
- What is the plural of graffiti?
- The plural of graffiti is graffiti.
Words near graffiti in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: graffiti (page history and authors); graffiti (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); graffiti (Kannada Wiktionary) (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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