Definitions for: Word-painting


[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"



Synonyms: characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture

See Also: description, epithet, portrait, portraiture, portrayal, verbal description

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