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painted en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpeɪn.tɪd/
  • /ˈpeɪ.nɪd/ (US) in fast speech
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Coated with paint.
    • Large-scale projects such as motion-picture production use huge sets with seamless painted walls, cycs, and floors—not to mention a vast array of lights. 2014, Jeff Foster, The Green Screen Handbook: Real-World Production Techniques, →ISBN, page 63:
  2. (not-comparable) Depicted in paint.
    • Sometimes the spatters extend a significant distance above other painted figures. 2001, James D. Keyser, Michael Klassen, Plains Indian Rock Art, →ISBN, page 161:
  3. (not-comparable) Colorful, as if painted.
    • painted turtle
    • the painted desert
  4. (not-comparable) Wearing makeup.
    • GET OFF THE STREET, YOU PAINTED JEZEBEL. 1985, Law of the West, Commodore 64:
  5. (figuratively, not-comparable) Superficial or cosmetic, without underlying depth of feeling.
    • He had his mouth close to Lily's ear, hoping that this might be interpreted as affection. He felt Lily go rigid beneath the arm he had clasped about her, but that painted smile stayed on her face. c. 1953, H. A. DeRosso, .44 (page 143)

Deriveds

painted comber · painted lady · paintedness · painted-on · painted snipe · negative-painted · painted-snipe · painted dog · handpainted · painted bug · painted grass · painted bristly mouse · American painted lady · hand-painted · painted mantis shrimp · painted firetail · painted wolf · painted bat · painted bunting · painted turtle · electropainted · painted beauty · Australian painted snipe · painted frog · Painted Post · painted francolin · unpainted · painted partridge · painted bamboo · painted hound · painted hunting dog · painted tree rat · nonpainted · painted drop tongue · painted trillium · painted cat · painted Jezebel · painted berrypecker · painted grasshawk · African painted frog · not as black as one is painted · Hula painted frog · painted buttonquail · painted finch

Relateds

painted-out · painted oneself into a corner · painted with a broad brush · painted the town red · spray painted · finger-painted · painted by numbers

Translations (8)

es pintado (painted) · nl beschilderd (painted) · bg оцветен (painted) · la pictus (painted) · it dipinto (painted) · gl pintado (painted) · bg боядисан (painted) · eo pentrita (painted)

painted en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈpeɪn.tɪd/
  • /ˈpeɪ.nɪd/ (US) in fast speech
  • (US) audio

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of paint
    form of paint