painting

noun

paint·​ing ˈpān-tiŋ 

1

: a product of painting

especially : a work produced through the art of painting

2

: the art or occupation of painting

Synonyms

• canvas
• canvass
• oil
• oil painting

Examples of painting in a Sentence

They hung the painting in the living room.

The woman in that painting is my grandmother.

I like painting more than sculpture.

He is studying abstract painting.

She wants to devote all her time to painting.

The room is ready for painting.

Recent Examples on the Web

The Danes are teammates, country-mates and two of the earliest cogs in a soccer painting awaiting plenty of brush strokes. —Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 June 2024

Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff Melanie Stetson Freeman/Staff A painting of a mosque adorns the back of a cycle rickshaw. —Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 June 2024

One was a commission by the first lady, Martha Washington, for Stuart to produce paintings of her and her husband. —Michael Hussey, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 June 2024

Huddleston was there, Grimwade said, talking with attendees and even running an auction for a speed painting. —Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing painting

• action painting
• cave painting
• finger painting
• no oil painting
• oil painting
• wall painting

Kids Definition

painting

noun

paint·​ing

1

: a painted work of art

2

: the art or occupation of painting