Definitions for word-painting

word-painting word painting

Word-Painting is a 13 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 8 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 869 anagrams from letters in word-painting (-adgiinnoprtw).

Definitions for word-painting

noun

  1. an effective verbal description.
  2. tone painting.

Origin of word-painting

First recorded in 1865-70

Examples for word-painting

It is better to keep down to the bare, although complete, description rather than to attempt any word painting.

The book (except the last chapter) is an exquisite piece of word painting, but I always wish he had made a happy end of his hero.

“I suppose I ought to have fixed up a finer bit of word painting than that,” he continued slowly.

In effect, the whole is a very gloomy and forcible piece of word painting—literal, true, and graphic.

Beautifully written, with real and rare powers both of psychology and of word painting.

A gem of rarest value in word painting; a literary production beyond criticism; but in sentiment, harmful and discouraging!

The red glare, as it reflected in beauty against the sky, was beyond brush or word painting.

Buster, youre a wonder at word painting, though I reckon you cribbed some of that stuff from the guide book.

Mrs. Ukridge uttered a faint squeak at this vivid piece of word painting.

Word Value for word-painting
Scrable

8

Words with friends

8

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