English noun: word-painting | |||
1. | word-painting (communication) a graphic or vivid verbal description | ||
Samples | 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | description, verbal description | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | epithet, portrait, portraiture, portrayal | ||