Limning — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects

trace the shape of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɪmɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɪmɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɪmɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /lˈɪmɪŋ/.

Examples

Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

delineation limn depict line drawing outline depiction delineate portray

Parts of Speech

noun	a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
verb	trace the shape of
verb	make a portrait of “Goya wanted to portray his mistress, the Duchess of Alba”

Word Forms

delineate	verb	show the form or outline of
delineative	adjective	depicted in a recognizable manner
delineation	noun	a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
outline	noun	the line that appears to bound an object
portraitist	noun	a painter or drawer of portraits
portraiture	noun	the activity of making portraits
portraying	noun	a representation by picture or portraiture
portrayal	noun	a representation by picture or portraiture
depictive	adjective	depicted in a recognizable manner
depiction	noun	a representation by picture or portraiture
picture	noun	graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
depicting	noun	a representation by picture or portraiture
limner	noun	a painter or drawer of portraits

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

chaulage

un dessin des contours de formes ou d'objets

🇪🇸Spanish

limpiando

un dibujo de los contornos de formas u objetos

🇳🇱Dutch

limmen

een tekening van de omtrekken van vormen of objecten

🇵🇹Portuguese

deslimação

um desenho dos contornos de formas ou objetos

🇷🇺Russian

обесцвечивание

рисунок очертаний форм или предметов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

लंगड़ाना

रूपों या वस्तुओं की रूपरेखा का चित्रण

🇮🇳Tamil

லிமிங்

வடிவங்கள் அல்லது பொருள்களின் வெளிப்புறங்களின் வரைபடம்

🇮🇳Telugu

లిమ్నింగ్

రూపాలు లేదా వస్తువుల రూపురేఖల డ్రాయింగ్

🇮🇳Marathi

लिमिंग

फॉर्म किंवा वस्तूंच्या बाह्यरेषांचे रेखाचित्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

લિમિંગ

સ્વરૂપો અથવા વસ્તુઓની રૂપરેખાનું ચિત્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಲಿಂನಿಂಗ್

ರೂಪಗಳು ಅಥವಾ ವಸ್ತುಗಳ ಬಾಹ್ಯರೇಖೆಗಳ ರೇಖಾಚಿತ್ರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ലിമ്മിംഗ്

ഫോമുകളുടെയോ വസ്തുക്കളുടെയോ രൂപരേഖകളുടെ ഒരു ഡ്രോയിംഗ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਲਿਮਿੰਗ

ਰੂਪਾਂ ਜਾਂ ਵਸਤੂਆਂ ਦੀ ਰੂਪਰੇਖਾ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਡਰਾਇੰਗ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

利宁

形式或物体的轮廓图

🇯🇵Japanese

リミング

形や物の輪郭を描いた絵

🇰🇷Korean

리밍

형태나 사물의 윤곽을 그린 그림

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bón vôi

một bản vẽ phác thảo của các hình thức hoặc đối tượng

🇹🇭Thai

การขลิบ

การวาดโครงร่างของรูปทรงหรือวัตถุ

🇮🇩Indonesian

pembatasan

gambar garis besar bentuk atau benda

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الحد

رسم الخطوط العريضة للنماذج أو الكائنات

🇮🇷Persian

لیمینگ

ترسیم خطوط کلی فرم ها یا اشیاء

🇹🇷Turkish

resimleme

formların veya nesnelerin ana hatlarının çizimi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לינינג

ציור של קווי המתאר של צורות או חפצים

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