limn
[ lim ]
/ lɪm /
verb (used with object)
to represent in drawing or painting.
to portray in words; describe.
Obsolete. to illuminate (manuscripts).
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Origin of limn
1400–50; late Middle English lymne, variant of Middle English luminen to illuminate (manuscripts), aphetic variant of enlumine < Middle French enluminer < Latin inlūmināre to embellish, literally, light up; see illuminate
OTHER WORDS FROM limn
out·limn, verb (used with object)un·limned, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH limn
limb limnWords nearby limn
limitless, limitrophe, limivorous, limmasol, limmer, limn, limner, limnetic, limnology, limnophilous, limo
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British Dictionary definitions for limns
limn
/ (lɪm) /
verb (tr)
Derived forms of limn
limner (ˈlɪmnə), nounWord Origin for limn
C15: from Old French enluminer to illumine (a manuscript) from Latin inlūmināre to brighten, from lūmen light
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