painting

1 of 2

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

painting

2 of 2

present participle of paint entry 1

Synonyms of painting

Noun

• canvas
• mural
• watercolor

Examples of painting in a Sentence

Noun

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

Noun

The heaviness comes from the fact that the artist died in April, at age forty-six, but it’s also embedded in the paintings on view—in the bursts of fire and swirling floods that mark them. — Dan Stahl, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026

Reading a book, a poem, seeing a painting or a sculpture, or even hearing the intro of a song. — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

For Corn, this misunderstanding is key to the painting’s success, allowing for endless adaptation of the archetypal form of two figures joined in union. — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 23 Oct. 2026

The calming, tone-on-tone abstract paintings upstairs and downstairs are by the British painter Susan Gunn. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

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

Rhymes for painting

• fainting
• tainting
• acquainting
• repainting

Kids Definition

painting

noun

paint·​ing

1

: a painted work of art

2

: the art or occupation of painting