Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words
Definition of painterly - 2 dictionary results
$47.25. Save 22%
Low Prices on Painterly Qualified orders over $25 ship free
Amazon.com/books

paint⋅er⋅ly

  [peyn-ter-lee]
Use painterly in a Sentence
–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a painter.
2. Fine Arts. characterized by qualities of color, stroke, or texture perceived as distinctive to the art of painting, esp. the rendering of forms and images in terms of color or tonal relations rather than of contour or line.
Origin:
1580–90; painter 1 + -ly
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To painterly
$47.25. Save 22%
Low Prices on Painterly Qualified orders over $25 ship free
Amazon.com/books
paint·er·ly   (pān'tər-lē)   
adj.  

  1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a painter; artistic.

    1. Having qualities unique to the art of painting.

    2. Of, relating to, or being a style of painting marked by openness of form, with shapes distinguished by variations of color rather than by outline or contour.

paint'er·li·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see painterly on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way