paint

n. சாயம், முகப்பூச்சு வண்ணப்பொருள், (வினை.) வண்ணந்தீட்டு, ஓவியந்தீட்டு, அணிசெய், ஒப்பனை செய், உருவகப்படுத்திக் காட்டு, சொல்லோவியந் தீட்டு, சாயம்பூசு, வண்ணந் தோய்வி, முகத்துக்குச் சாயமிடு.

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Synonyms

#verb color, tinge, tint, portray, represent, delineate, depict,sketch, describe

Antonyms

#verb daub, caricature, misportray, misrepresent, misdelineate,misdepict

Paint, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Painted; p. pr. & vb. n. Painting.] Etym: [OE. peinten, fr. F. peint, p. p. opeindre to paint, fr. L. pingere, pictum; cf. Gr. many-colored, Skr. pic to adorn. Cf. Depict, Picture, Pigment, Pint.] 1. To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc. Jezebel painted her face and tired her head. 2 Kings ix. 30. 2. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colors; to diversify with colors. Not painted with the crimson spots of blood. Shak. Cuckoo buds of yellow hue Do paint the meadows with delight. Shak. 3. To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape. 4. Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict. Disloyal The word is too good to paint out her wickedness. Shak. If folly grow romantic, I must paint it. Pope. Syn. -- To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch; draw; describe. Paint, v. t. 1. To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints well. 2. To color one's face by way of beautifying it. Let her paint an inch thick. Shak. Paint, n. 1. (a) A pigment or coloring substance. (b) The same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with gum, or the like, for application to a surface. 2. A cosmetic; rouge. Praed.

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