paint
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paint¹
- /peɪnt/
- /pɛjɳʈ/ South Asia
- /peɳʈ/ South Asia
Rhymes with -eɪnt
Where it comes from
From Middle English peynten, from Old French peintier, paincter, itself from paint, the past participle of paindre, from Latin pingō (“to paint”) (perfect passive participle pictus). Displaced native Old English tēafor (“paint”), *tīefran (“to paint”); and Old English mētan (“to paint”) and mǣlan (“to paint, mark with colour”).
noun paints
- A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied. fresh coat of paint
- A set of containers or blocks of paint of different colors/colours, used for painting pictures. René went back into the kitchen and put a pot of coffee on, got out his paints and started on a new painting. He felt inspired.
- The free-throw lane, construed with the. The Nimrods are strong on the outside, but not very good in the paint.
- Paintballs. I am running low on paint for my marker.
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Synonym of face card (king, queen, or jack).
Similar: face card
- Graphics drawn using an input device, not scanned or generated. It combines traditional paint capabilities with photograph enhancement features.
- Makeup. They were as plain and homely as a table-top dancer when the rains had wiped the paint and powder from her face.
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Tattoo work.
Similar: ink
- Any substance fixed with latex to harden it.
- The appearance of an object on a radar screen. Smaller target paints would also be preferred to those displayed on the existing DFTI.
verb paints · painting · painted
- To apply paint to. I painted the bathroom walls light blue, and I painted the ceiling white.
- To apply in the manner that paint is applied.
- To apply with a brush in order to treat some body part.
- To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint. not painted with the crimson spots of blood
- To create (an image) with paints. to paint a portrait or a landscape
- To practise the art of painting pictures. I've been painting since I was a young child.
- To draw an element in a graphical user interface. Sent to a minimized window when the icon's background must be filled before it is painted.
- To depict or portray. She sued the author of the biography, claiming it painted her as a duplicitous fraud.
- To color one's face by way of beautifying it. Let her paint an inch thick.
- To detect (something) with radar. "We'll paint the target for the flyboys," the JTAC said.
- To defecate or soil with faeces during anal sex.
Paint²
noun Paints
- A paint horse.
proper noun
- A surname
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: rouge, blusher, paintwork, paintbrush, coating, varnish, canvas, veneer, enamel, ink, dye, painter, color, hue, decorate, makeup
Translations
Every language
noun substance
| Español | pintura |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 페인트 peinteu, 도료 doryo |
| 日本語 | ペンキ penki, 塗料 toryō, ペイント peinto |
| 中文 | 油漆 yóuqī, 塗料 /涂料 túliào |
| हिन्दी | रंग raṅg, पेंट pẽṭ |
| Kiswahili | rangi |
| Português | pintura, tinta |
| Français | peinture |
| Deutsch | Farbe, Lack |
| Italiano | vernice, colore, pittura |
| Ελληνικά | βαφή vafí, χρώμα chróma |
| Română | culoare, vopsea |
| Русский | кра́ска kráska |
| Tiếng Việt | nước sơn |
| العربية | دِهَان dihān |
| עברית | צֶבַע tséva |
noun paints: set of containers or blocks of paints of different colours
| Русский | кра́ски kráski |
|---|
verb to apply paint to
| Español | pintar |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 칠하다 chilhada |
| 日本語 | 塗る nuru |
| 中文 | 油漆 yóuqī, 漆 qī |
| हिन्दी | पोतना potnā |
| Português | pintar |
| Français | peindre, peinturer |
| Deutsch | bemalen, anmalen, streichen, malen |
| Italiano | verniciare, dipingere |
| Ελληνικά | βάφω váfo |
| Română | picta, vopsi |
| Русский | кра́сить krásitʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | sơn |
| العربية | لَوَّنَ lawwana |
| עברית | צבע tzavá |
verb to apply in the manner of paint
| Español | pintar |
|---|---|
| Português | pintar |
| Deutsch | streichen |
| Italiano | verniciare |
| Ελληνικά | βάφω váfo |
verb medicine: to apply with a brush in order to treat some body part
| Deutsch | pinseln |
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verb to create an image
| Português | pintar |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | malen |
| Ελληνικά | απεικονίζω apeikonízo, ζωγραφίζω zografízo |
| Română | picta |
Talk about this word "paint." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/paint. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. paint. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/paint "paint." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/paint.Cite this
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title = {paint},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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