Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable)An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.

    The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings.

    Gemälde, Malerei

    карти́наkartína, жи́вописьžívopisʹ

    карти́наkartýna, малю́нокmaljúnok, живо́писžyvópys

  2. (uncountable)The action of applying paint to a surface.

    The outside of the old house would benefit from some painting.

    Malerei

    жи́вописьžívopisʹ

    the act of applying paint to a surface

  3. (uncountable)The same activity as an art form.

    Some artists, like Michelangelo, excel in both painting and sculpture.

Examples

260 sentences
  1. There are many paintings on the wall.

    На стіні багато картин. — Ahha

    ruНа стене много картин. — soweli_Elepanto

  2. Tom was able to sell three paintings.

    Том зміг продати три картини. — deniko

    ruТом смог продать три картины. — marafon

  3. Do you consider this one of your best paintings?

    Ти вважаєш це однією зі своїх найкращих картин? — deniko

    ruВы считаете это одной из лучших ваших картин? — soweli_Elepanto

  4. The artist whose paintings you liked is a friend of mine.

    Художник, картини якого тобі сподобалися, - мій друг. — uaspeaker

    ruХудожник, картины которого тебе понравились, — мой друг. — Hellerick

    deDer Künstler, dessen Gemälde dir so gefallen haben, ist ein Freund von mir. — raggione

  5. You must not touch the paintings.

    ruВы не должны трогать картины. — marafon

    deDu darfst die Bilder nicht berühren. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
an illustration or artwork using paint:
artistic application of paint:
Русский
By meaning 2
an illustration or artwork using paint:
artistic application of paint:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
an illustration or artwork using paint:
artistic application of paint:

Origin

By surface analysis, paint + -ing.

By surface analysis, paint + -ing.

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Forms

plural: paintings
Singularpainting
Pluralpaintings

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the occupation of a house painter:house painting
  • graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface:picture

Word family

1 related words
Relatedpaint

Collocations

3 patterns
  • of his paintings
  • valuable paintings
  • of my paintings

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
painting — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto