Definitions for: Depiction


[n] representation by drawing or painting etc
[n] a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
[n] a representation by picture or portraiture
[n] a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"



Webster (1913) Definition: De*pic"tion, n. [L. depictio.]
A painting or depicting; a representation.

Synonyms: characterisation, characterization, delineation, delineation, delineation, depicting, limning, line drawing, picture, portrayal, portrayal, portraying, word picture, word-painting

See Also: animalization, description, drawing, epithet, mirror, pictorial representation, picturing, portrait, portraiture, portraiture, portrayal, representational process, verbal description

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