Vignette — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a brief literary description

a photograph whose edges shade off gradually

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vɪnjˈɛt/

🇬🇧British English

/vɪnjˈɛt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vɪnjˈɛt/

2 syllables Say it as /vɪnjˈɛt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

sketch

Word Forms

sketch

verb

describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

viñeta

una breve descripción literaria

🇮🇹Italian

vignetta

una breve descrizione letteraria

🇳🇱Dutch

vignet

een korte literaire beschrijving

🇵🇹Portuguese

vinheta

uma breve descrição literária

🇷🇺Russian

виньетка

краткое литературное описание

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विनेट

एक संक्षिप्त साहित्यिक विवरण

🇧🇩Bengali

ভিগনেট

একটি সংক্ষিপ্ত সাহিত্য বর্ণনা

🇮🇳Tamil

விக்னெட்

ஒரு சுருக்கமான இலக்கிய விளக்கம்

🇮🇳Telugu

విగ్నేట్

సంక్షిప్త సాహిత్య వివరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

विग्नेट

थोडक्यात साहित्यिक वर्णन

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિગ્નેટ

સંક્ષિપ્ત સાહિત્યિક વર્ણન

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಗ್ನೆಟ್

ಸಂಕ್ಷಿಪ್ತ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ವಿವರಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഗ്നെറ്റ്

ഒരു ഹ്രസ്വ സാഹിത്യ വിവരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਗਨੇਟ

ਇੱਕ ਸੰਖੇਪ ਸਾਹਿਤਕ ਵਰਣਨ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

小插图

简短的文学描述

🇯🇵Japanese

ビネット

簡単な文学的説明

🇰🇷Korean

삽화

간략한 문학적 설명

🇻🇳Vietnamese

họa tiết

một mô tả văn học ngắn gọn

🇹🇭Thai

บทความสั้น

คำอธิบายวรรณกรรมโดยย่อ

🇮🇩Indonesian

skema

deskripsi singkat sastra

🇲🇾Malay

vignet

huraian sastera ringkas

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المقالة القصيرة

وصف أدبي موجز

🇮🇷Persian

عکس نوشته

شرح ادبی مختصر

🇹🇷Turkish

kısa hikaye

kısa bir edebi açıklama

🇮🇱Hebrew

וינייטה

תיאור ספרותי קצר

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What is the primary definition of the word 'vignette'?

The primary meaning of 'vignette' is 'a brief literary description'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'vignette' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'vignette' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'vignette' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'vignette' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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