painting

American  

[peyn-ting] / ˈpeɪn tɪŋ /

noun

1. a picture or design executed in paints.

2. the act, art, or work of a person who paints.

3. the works of art painted painted in a particular manner, place, or period.

   a book on Flemish painting.

4. an instance of covering a surface with paint.

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painting British  

/ ˈpeɪntɪŋ /

noun

1. the art or process of applying paints to a surface such as canvas, to make a picture or other artistic composition

2. a composition or picture made in this way

3. the act of applying paint to a surface with a brush

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Etymology

Origin of painting

Middle English word dating back to 1175–1225; paint, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

I don’t think we’ll ever want to stop watching human beings or listening to human stories told by humans, starring humans, music made by humans, paintings painted by humans.

From Los Angeles Times

Johannes Vermeer's painting "Girl with a Pearl Earring" will be displayed in Japan later this year, the Dutch Mauritshuis museum said Thursday, a rare outing abroad for one of the world's most famous artworks.

From Barron's

After bankruptcy, Parkin spent her last years in a council flat in the World's End estate in London, on the fringes of Chelsea, still painting and writing - including for music.

From BBC

Despite Schjerfbeck’s time in Paris, she seems to have ignored what the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists were doing, but at intervals, early paintings make you come to a full stop.

From The Wall Street Journal

Since eliminating social media, Liu says, he exercises more, has taken up some old hobbies like drawing and painting and has even learned to cook.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• art
• canvas
• composition
• depiction
• landscape
• mural
• oil painting
• picture
• portrait
• sketch