Dictionary

sketchbook en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈskɛt͡ʃˌbʊk/

Etymology

From sketch + book.

Meanings

1. A book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad.
2. A book of printed sketches.
   • This sketchbook provides an artist's impression in watercolours and drawings of the city's varied past, linked to the buildings and neighbourhoods still here today, as well as a glimpse of some of the beautifully conserved historic settlements on nearby islands. 2013, Bahamas Sketchbook: Islands in the Sun, →ISBN, page 11:
   • Since writing the preface for my sketchbook, I have, of course, been involved in a number of more recent projects where I have sketched ideas for structural solutions. 2012, Tony Hunt, Sir Norman Foster, Tony Hunt's Second Sketchbook, →ISBN, page iv:
   • This compact sketchbook displays every style of blinds imaginable, from rollers to Romans and from London to Austrian blinds. 2005, Wendy Baker, Compact Sketchbook of Blinds, →ISBN:
3. (dated) A printed book of literary sketches or skits.

Forms

Synonyms

visual diary

Translations (29)

tr eskiz defteri (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · hy նկարչական ալբոմ (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · nb skissebok (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · be блакно́т (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · cmn 素描本 (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · pl szkicownik (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · ru альбо́м (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · be скетчбу́к (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · sv skissbok (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · fr carnet de croquis (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · ar دفتر رسم (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · nl schetsboek (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · vo skätabuk (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · tr taslak defteri (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · fi luonnoskirja (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · ga leabhar sceitseála (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · ru скетчбу́к (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · vo skätamabuk (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · eo skizlibro (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · bg ски́цник (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · nb skisseblokk (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · de Skizzenbuch (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · hu vázlatfüzet (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · hy էսքիզների տետր (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · es cuaderno de bocetos (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · ru блокно́т (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · be альбо́м (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · fi luonnoslehtiö (book or pad with blank pages for sketching) · cs skicák (book or pad with blank pages for sketching)