limn
to represent in drawing or painting.
to portray in words; describe.
Obsolete. to illuminate (manuscripts).
Origin of limn
1Other words from limn
- outlimn, verb (used with object)
- un·limned, adjective
Words that may be confused with limn
- limb, limn
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How to use limn in a sentence
“Count the number of times he uses ‘I’ in any speech, and compare that to any other president,” limns Doctor Krauthammer.
Why the Right Thinks Obama’s a Narcissist—and Why They’re Wrong | John McWhorter | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat's another story, and Doubt limns the particular joylessness of Irish Catholicism.
The poem is also given in The Golden Treasury, p. 37; where, however, 'limns the water' is changed into 'limns on water.'
Life Of Johnson, Volume 5 | BoswellAs a painter of manners, Gosson thus gaily limns the audiences of his time.
Their Majesties' Servants (Volume 1 of 3) | John DoranHe limns England as it was, and as it is; and asks the aristocratic and the millocrat if they are not ashamed of their deeds?
Homes and haunts of the most eminent British poets, Vol. II (of 2) | William Howitt
Olivier-Rolland limns this dream of his youth, designing upon his literary canvas the picture of his own life.
Romain Rolland | Stefan ZweigFragment by fragment, morsel by morsel, the great Figure limns itself against the shadow of the years.
Visions and Revisions | John Cowper Powys
British Dictionary definitions for limn
/ (lɪm) /
to represent in drawing or painting
archaic to describe in words
an obsolete word for illuminate
Origin of limn
1Derived forms of limn
- limner (ˈlɪmnə), noun
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