depicting

[dih-pik-ting]

noun

1. the act of portraying something by painting or other visual image or of describing it in words.

   The depicting of the national coat-of-arms on coins has been a tradition in Lithuanian minting for over 600 years.

adjective

1. portraying or describing something (sometimes used in combination).

   This Alaskan village can be used as a depicting example, highlighting the impacts of climate change on the lives of Native villagers.

   A plan to withdraw the Gaddafi-depicting banknotes started with the 50-dinar note, the first to be retired.

Word History and Origins

Origin of depicting¹

First recorded in 1880–85; depict ( def. ) + -ing ¹ ( def. ) for the noun; depict ( def. ) + -ing ² ( def. ) for the adjective

Example Sentences

Wilson had a genius for depicting how people do and don’t get along when they haven’t much choice about the company they keep.

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The show also has a great feel and look to it when it comes to depicting the 1960s.

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During Newby’s tenure as chief justice, a cartoon has hung in the Supreme Court depicting him as Superman, surrounded by a coterie of conservative appellate justices caricatured as other members of DC Comics’ Justice League.

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The day after the most recent “No Kings” protests, the president shared an AI-generated video on his Truth Social platform depicting himself as president forever.

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It feels exactly how you want a neighborhood French spot to feel: tin ceilings, butter-yellow walls, a dark wooden bar lined with regulars, some contemporary art depicting people drinking, brooding, smoking.

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