word paintingn.

Brit.

/ˈwəːd ˌpeɪntɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈwərd ˌpeɪn(t)ɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: word n., painting n.

Etymology: < word n. + painting n. Compare earlier word-painting adj. and slightly later word-paint v.

The action of describing something vividly in words. Also: a vivid written description; = word picture n. at word n. and int. Compounds 2.

ΘΠ

the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [noun] > graphic or vivid

pencilc1385

paintinga1400

portraiture?c1430

picturing1562

hypotyposis1570

presentment1633

portrayment?1650

scene painting1777

word painting1807

portrayal1836

pictorialism1869

1807 Ann. Rev. 5 554/2 On Mr. Austin's plan of word-painting, instead of thought painting, he would often have to swerve..from the practice of the great masters of recitation.

1836 Western Messenger Jan. 461 Beautiful as these word-paintings are, perfectly as they picture nature,..they do not touch the heart as do the despised lines of Wordsworth.

1855 R. F. Burton Personal Narr. Pilgrimage to El-Medinah II. xx. 227 I doubt..that any word-painting of mine can convey a just idea of the scene.

1892 J. Tait Mind in Matter (ed. 3) 296 Like a poem, a parable is a word~painting.

1933 D. Thomas Let. 15 Oct. (1987) 25 I..have always been struggling..with the idea of poetry as a thing entirely removed from such accomplishments as ‘word-painting’, and the setting down of delicate but usual emotions in a few, well-chosen words.

1999 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 7 Oct. 9/2 Too much elaborate travel writing..clogged Messud's first novel... Perhaps it is unfair to cite the martyred fennel, especially since baroque word painting has almost died out in her latest work.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	word painting
释义	word paintingn. Brit. /ˈwəːd ˌpeɪntɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈwərd ˌpeɪn(t)ɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: word n., painting n. Etymology: < word n. + painting n. Compare earlier word-painting adj. and slightly later word-paint v. The action of describing something vividly in words. Also: a vivid written description; = word picture n. at word n. and int. Compounds 2. ΘΠ the mind > language > speech > narration > description or act of describing > [noun] > graphic or vivid pencilc1385 paintinga1400 portraiture?c1430 picturing1562 hypotyposis1570 presentment1633 portrayment?1650 scene painting1777 word painting1807 portrayal1836 pictorialism1869 1807 Ann. Rev. 5 554/2 On Mr. Austin's plan of word-painting, instead of thought painting, he would often have to swerve..from the practice of the great masters of recitation. 1836 Western Messenger Jan. 461 Beautiful as these word-paintings are, perfectly as they picture nature,..they do not touch the heart as do the despised lines of Wordsworth. 1855 R. F. Burton Personal Narr. Pilgrimage to El-Medinah II. xx. 227 I doubt..that any word-painting of mine can convey a just idea of the scene. 1892 J. Tait Mind in Matter (ed. 3) 296 Like a poem, a parable is a word~painting. 1933 D. Thomas Let. 15 Oct. (1987) 25 I..have always been struggling..with the idea of poetry as a thing entirely removed from such accomplishments as ‘word-painting’, and the setting down of delicate but usual emotions in a few, well-chosen words. 1999 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 7 Oct. 9/2 Too much elaborate travel writing..clogged Messud's first novel... Perhaps it is unfair to cite the martyred fennel, especially since baroque word painting has almost died out in her latest work. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1807
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