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View synonyms for painted

painted

[ peyn-tid ]

adjective

  1. reproduced or represented in paint:

    a painted image.

  2. covered with a coating of paint:

    a painted chair.

  3. unreal; artificial; feigned:

    a painted life.

  4. exaggerated or misrepresented:

    a luridly painted version of what really happened.

  5. covered with makeup, especially to excess.
  6. brightly colored or multicolored (used in combinations).


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Other Words From

  • un·painted adjective
  • well-painted adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of painted1

Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; paint, -ed 2

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Example Sentences

And an arrow painted on the ground that shows the way to Mecca, for prayers.

But most of all, Ramone lingered on Vicious, whom he painted and drew over and over again.

The site was blacked out at all times, with curtains and painted exterior windows.

Disparagement painted over with the brushstrokes of complimentary praise is still disparagement.

They include “The Goldfish Pool at Chartwell” painted in 1932 and “The Harbour, Cannes,” painted circa 1933.

The east window in this church has been classed as the A1 of modern painted windows.

It is well known that Prud'hon and his pupil painted many pictures in collaboration.

He wished her mother had not been quite such an appalling person, fat and painted.

Beginning with single twigs and working over them patiently she at length painted whole trees, and later animals.

“It looks better than any house around here now, since you fixed it up and painted it,” said Sol.

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