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Meanings of word-painting in English
A graphic or vivid verbal description.
Usage of word-painting in English
1
They recall the Arabian Nights and the word-painting of a circus poster.
2
Mrs. Ukridge uttered a faint squeak at this vivid piece of word-painting.
3
One was life itself, the other was not simply word-painting, but realisation.
4
It is the finale of Hugo's matchless word-painting of the Battle of Waterloo:
5
The Soudan campaign was a picturesque one, and lent itself to vivid word-painting.
6
It should be clearly understood that word-painting is not descriptive music.
7
It is in this word-painting that he is surpassingly admirable.
8
Besides his inimitable word-painting, the charity is so large and the scale so fine.
9
Besides, the French admire word-painting, which is my particular vein.
10
One necessary element in so-called word-painting is that of time.
11
Descriptive music suggests to the ear, word-painting to the eye.
12
But before such word-painting as the description of Domitian's privy council criticism is dumb:
13
What in word-painting can exceed the following from an address by Robert G. Ingersoll?
14
They are more and more full of merely sensuous beauty, mere word-painting, mere word-hunting.
15
The power of his word-painting makes a wonderful impression.
16
He is the Titian of word-painting, and as such will live like that immortal colorist.
Translations for word-painting
Portuguese
Word-painting through the time