limn

[ lim ]

/ lɪm /

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verb (used with object)

to represent in drawing or painting.

to portray in words; describe.

Obsolete. to illuminate (manuscripts).

Origin of limn

1400–50; late Middle English lymne, variant of Middle English luminen to illuminate (manuscripts), aphetic variant of enlumine<Middle French enluminer<Latin inlūmināre to embellish, literally, light up; see illuminate

OTHER WORDS FROM limn

outlimn, verb (used with object)un·limned, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH limn

limb, limn

Words nearby limn

limitrophe, limit-state design, limit switch, limivorous, limmer, limn, limner, limnetic, limnology, limnophilous, Límnos

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Example sentences from the Web for limn

The idealized grid of fairness cannot limn the contours of these deep existential debts.
Why Favoritism Is Virtuous: The Case Against Fairness|Stephen T. Asma|December 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It is not possible in a chapter, a book or a five-foot shelf to limn all that is even of cursory interest.
Royal Palaces and Parks of France|Milburg Francisco Mansfield
Limn thou, fantastic, free Blue sirens of the sea, And beasts of heraldry.
Enamels and Cameos and other Poems|Thophile Gautier
There were no longer these telling situations to limn which spoke for themselves, and without straw, bricks are not to be made.
Pickwickian Manners and Customs|Percy Fitzgerald

Samuel Ferguson, in Congal, has done little more than limn an obscure shadow of that shadow: yet it haunts the imagination.
The Washer of the Ford|Fiona Macleod
As I have sketched an ideal parlour, so would I limn a bedroom I have seen.
The Quiver, Annual Volume 10/1899|Various

British Dictionary definitions for limn

limn

/ (lɪm) /

verb (tr)

to represent in drawing or painting

archaic to describe in words

an obsolete word for illuminate

Derived forms of limn

limner (ˈlɪmnə), noun

Word Origin for limn

C15: from Old French enluminer to illumine (a manuscript) from Latin inlūmināre to brighten, from lūmen light

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	limn
释义	limn [ lim ] / lɪm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR limn ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to represent in drawing or painting. to portray in words; describe. Obsolete. to illuminate (manuscripts). Origin of limn 1400–50; late Middle English lymne, variant of Middle English luminen to illuminate (manuscripts), aphetic variant of enlumine<Middle French enluminer<Latin inlūmināre to embellish, literally, light up; see illuminate OTHER WORDS FROM limn outlimn, verb (used with object)un·limned, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH limn limb, limn Words nearby limn limitrophe, limit-state design, limit switch, limivorous, limmer, limn, limner, limnetic, limnology, limnophilous, Límnos Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for limn The idealized grid of fairness cannot limn the contours of these deep existential debts. Why Favoritism Is Virtuous: The Case Against Fairness\|Stephen T. Asma\|December 7, 2012\|DAILY BEAST It is not possible in a chapter, a book or a five-foot shelf to limn all that is even of cursory interest. Royal Palaces and Parks of France\|Milburg Francisco Mansfield Limn thou, fantastic, free Blue sirens of the sea, And beasts of heraldry. Enamels and Cameos and other Poems\|Thophile Gautier There were no longer these telling situations to limn which spoke for themselves, and without straw, bricks are not to be made. Pickwickian Manners and Customs\|Percy Fitzgerald Samuel Ferguson, in Congal, has done little more than limn an obscure shadow of that shadow: yet it haunts the imagination. The Washer of the Ford\|Fiona Macleod As I have sketched an ideal parlour, so would I limn a bedroom I have seen. The Quiver, Annual Volume 10/1899\|Various British Dictionary definitions for limn limn / (lɪm) / verb (tr) to represent in drawing or painting archaic to describe in words an obsolete word for illuminate Derived forms of limn limner (ˈlɪmnə), noun Word Origin for limn C15: from Old French enluminer to illumine (a manuscript) from Latin inlūmināre to brighten, from lūmen light Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to limn delineate, represent, draw, describe, paint
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limn

verb (used with object)

Origin of limn

OTHER WORDS FROM limn

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH limn

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Example sentences from the Web for limn

British Dictionary definitions for limn

verb (tr)

Derived forms of limn

Word Origin for limn

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