painting

/ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ//ˈpeɪ.nɪŋ/

painting noun: an illustration or artwork done with the use of paint. Also the present participle and gerund of paint.

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Noun

painting (countable and uncountable, plural paintings)

(countable) An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.
- The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings.
- "My tastes," he said, still smiling, "incline me to the garishly sunlit side of this planet." And, to tease her and arouse her to combat: "I prefer a farandole to a nocturne; I'd rather have a painting than an etching; Mr. Whistler bores me with his monochromatic mud; I don't like dull colours...1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter VIII, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
(uncountable) The action of applying paint to a surface.
- The outside of the old house would benefit from some painting.
(uncountable) The same activity as an art form.
- Some artists, like Michelangelo, excel in both painting and sculpture.
- The mother, Ekaterina Pavlovna, who at one time had been handsome, but now, asthmatic, depressed, vague, and over-feeble for her years, tried to entertain me with conversation about painting. Having heard from her daughter that I might come to Shelkovka, she had hurriedly recalled two or three of...1917, Anton Chekhov, translated by Constance Garnett, The Darling and Other Stories, Project Gutenberg, published 9 September 2004, →ISBN, page 71

Also used as

painting is also the present participle and gerund of paint.

painting meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

painting in Hindi

an illustration or artwork using paint: चित्र citra
artistic application of paint: चित्रकारी citrakārī
the action of applying paint: पुताई putāī, चुनाई cunāī

painting in Tamil

an illustration or artwork using paint: ஓவியம் ōviyam
artistic application of paint: தீட்டு tīṭṭu
the action of applying paint: பூசு pūcu, அடி aṭi, தீட்டு tīṭṭu

painting in Marathi

चित्रकला, चित्रकला करणे

painting in Urdu

artistic application of paint: نَقَّاشی naqqāśī

More languagesFewer languages

painting in Bengali: চিত্রকর্ম, চিত্রকলা
painting in Telugu: పెయింటింగ్, చిత్రలేఖనం
painting in Malayalam: പെയിന്റിംഗ്, പെയിൻ്റിംഗ്, പെയിൻ്റിങ്
painting in Kannada: ಚಿತ್ರಕಲೆ citrakale
painting in Punjabi: ਪੇਂਟਿੰਗ, ਚਿੱਤਰਕਾਰੀ
painting in Gujarati: પેઇન્ટિંગ, ચિત્રકામ, ચિત્રકળા
painting in Odia: ଚିତ୍ରକଳା, ପେଣ୍ଟିଂ
painting in Nepali: चित्रकला, पेन्टिङ, चित्रकारी
painting in Pashto: انځور anźor
painting in Arabic: لَوْحَة lawḥa, صُورَة ṣūra, لَوْحَة فَنِّيَّة lawḥa fanniyya, رَسْم فَنِّيّ rasm fanniyy
painting in Malay: seni lukis
painting in Indonesian: lukisan, seni lukis
painting in Thai: จิตรกรรม jìt-dtrà-gam
painting in Vietnamese: bức tranh, bức vẽ, hội hoạ, hội họa
painting in Myanmar: ကား ka:, ပန်းချီ pan:hkyi

Examples of painting in a sentence

Throw in some moody skies and filtered sunlight, and the views can resemble a painting by Turner - only you don't have to go to the National Gallery to see this, it's brought to your seat on a train.2020 December 2, Paul Bigland, “My weirdest and wackiest Rover yet”, in Rail, page 65:
With five large-scale paintings in his new solo exhibition, “Dusky Rainy Sunny,” the Colombia- born artist Juan Eduardo Gómez examines the relationship between the human form and landscapes.2024 January 8, Yinka Elujoba and Jillian Steinhauer, “What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries in August”, in The New York Times:
The mother, Ekaterina Pavlovna, who at one time had been handsome, but now, asthmatic, depressed, vague, and over-feeble for her years, tried to entertain me with conversation about painting.1917, Anton Chekhov, translated by Constance Garnett, The Darling and Other Stories, Project Gutenberg, published 9 September 2004, →ISBN...

All 40 example sentences with painting

Synonyms of painting

third art

Forms of painting

plural	paintings

Plural of painting: paintings

Origin of painting

By surface analysis, paint + -ing.

Phrases with painting

3 more phrasesFewer phrases

Words that rhyme with painting

Questions about painting

What does painting mean?: Painting means an illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.
What is painting in Hindi?: Painting in Hindi is चित्र (citra), चित्रकारी (citrakārī), पुताई (putāī). See Painting meaning in Hindi.
How do you use painting in a sentence?: Throw in some moody skies and filtered sunlight, and the views can resemble a painting by Turner - only you don't have to go to the National Gallery to see this, it's brought to your seat on a train.
What part of speech is painting?: Painting is a noun.
How do you pronounce painting?: Painting is pronounced /ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/.
What is the plural of painting?: The plural of painting is paintings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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