mural

1 of 2

adjective

mu·​ral ˈmyu̇r-əl 

1

: of, relating to, or resembling a wall

2

: applied to and made integral with a wall or ceiling surface

mural

2 of 2

noun

: a mural work of art (such as a painting)

muralist

ˈmyu̇r-ə-list 

noun

Examples of mural in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Wyland, a Detroit native who says he was first inspired after seeing a gray whale off Laguna Beach during a summer vacation as a youngster, came back to the beach town to create his first-ever Whaling Wall in 1981, the start of a 103 mural series. —Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025

Dufour earned a bachelor’s degree in studio art from the University of California, Davis, and has done other mural projects around San Diego, including throughout Pacific Beach. —Sierra Knoch, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Nov. 2025

Noun

The mysterious artist's latest mural is painted above a garage, depicts the shadows of two people wearing hats and boots lying on their backs, with one pointing a finger upward. —Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025

Some of those highlights are South Beach, the colorful murals at the Wynwood Walls, the Art Deco District in Miami Beach and Bayside Marketplace, a waterfront shopping and entertainment complex. —Charlotte Observer, 23 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Latin muralis, from murus wall — more at munition

First Known Use

Adjective

1561, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun

1908, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for mural

• crural
• dural
• jural
• neural
• pleural
• plural
• rural
• extramural
• intramural
• intrapleural
• figural
• flexural

Kids Definition

mural

1 of 2 adjective

mu·​ral ˈmyu̇r-əl 

1

: of or relating to a wall

2

: applied to and made part of a wall surface

a mural painting

mural

2 of 2 noun

: a mural work of art

Medical Definition

mural

adjective

mu·​ral ˈmyu̇r-əl 

: attached to and limited to a wall or a cavity

a mural thrombus

mural abscesses