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graffiti en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɡɹəˈfi.ti/ (US)
  • /ɡɹəˈfiː.ti/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)bor. Italian graffire Italian graffito Italian graffitibor. English graffiti Borrowed from Italian graffiti, from graffito, from graffire, borrowed from Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to write”), from Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.
    • The removal of unsightly graffiti on the sides of railway bridges spanning major roads in the North West is to be handed over to National Highways, to speed up the job. 2021 October 20, “Network News: NR and NH tackle graffiti vandalism”, in RAIL, number 942, page 9:
    • The city council spends thousands of pounds removing graffiti from public buildings.
    • The underpass is a popular place for graffiti artists.
  2. (countable, usually) Informal inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., as opposed to official inscriptions.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
graffiti Number=Plur lexicographic
graffito alternative lexicographic

Deriveds

reverse graffiti · antigraffiti · graffitilike · shoefiti · digital graffiti · scratchitti · graffiti knitting · scratchiti · graffiti bomber · nongraffiti · graffitiless · giraffiti · calligraffiti · cybergraffiti · graffitist · graffiti art · graffitology · graffiti artist

Synonyms

cave painting · epigraphy

Translations (48)

tr grafiti (drawings on a public surface) · ru граффи́ти (drawings on a public surface) · ko 그라피티 (drawings on a public surface) · eo grafitio (drawings on a public surface) · mr ग्राफिटी (drawings on a public surface) · sv graffiti (drawings on a public surface) · ja グラフィティ (drawings on a public surface) · cy graffiti (drawings on a public surface) · de Graffito (drawings on a public surface) · pt pichação (drawings on a public surface) · yi וואַנט־שמירעכצן (drawings on a public surface) · eo murskribaĉo (drawings on a public surface) · ko 그래피티 (drawings on a public surface) · yi גראַפֿיטי (drawings on a public surface) · mi karawhiti (drawings on a public surface) · ca graffiti (drawings on a public surface) · be графі́ці (drawings on a public surface) · uk графі́ті (drawings on a public surface) · fi graffiti (drawings on a public surface) · ca pintada (drawings on a public surface) · pl graffiti (drawings on a public surface) · sw grafiti (drawings on a public surface) · pt grafite (drawings on a public surface) · fi töhrintä (drawings on a public surface) · sk grafit (drawings on a public surface) · sh grafiti (drawings on a public surface) · fr graffiti (drawings on a public surface) · yi וואַנט־קאַטאָוועסן (drawings on a public surface) · fr graff (drawings on a public surface) · haw kahakaha kolohe (drawings on a public surface) · hu falfirka (drawings on a public surface) · cmn 塗鴉 /涂鸦 (drawings on a public surface) · es grafiti (drawings on a public surface) · gl graffiti (drawings on a public surface) · it graffitismo (drawings on a public surface) · gl pintada (drawings on a public surface) · is veggjakrot (drawings on a public surface) · de Graffiti (drawings on a public surface) · nl graffiti (drawings on a public surface) · sv klotter (drawings on a public surface) · sh графити (drawings on a public surface) · pt grafíti (drawings on a public surface) · mk графи́ти (drawings on a public surface) · da graffiti (drawings on a public surface) · sk grafity (drawings on a public surface) · ga graifítí (drawings on a public surface) · pt grafito (drawings on a public surface) · ja 落書き (drawings on a public surface)

graffiti en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ɡɹəˈfi.ti/ (US)
  • /ɡɹəˈfiː.ti/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ- Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō)bor. Italian graffire Italian graffito Italian graffitibor. English graffiti Borrowed from Italian graffiti, from graffito, from graffire, borrowed from Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to write”), from Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To mark a surface with such images.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
graffitied Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
graffitied Tense=Past lexicographic
graffitis Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
graffito alternative lexicographic
graffitiing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

street art · tagging · sgraffito · hip-hop

Translations (10)

tr grafiti yapmak (create graffiti) · sv måla graffiti (create graffiti) · es grafitar (create graffiti) · sv klottra (create graffiti) · fi töhriä (create graffiti) · sv bomba (create graffiti) · pt grafitar (create graffiti) · cmn 漆鴉 /漆鸦 (create graffiti) · fi tehdä graffiti (create graffiti) · pt pichar (create graffiti)