limning

Questions about limning

What does limning mean?

limning means "a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects".

How many syllables are in limning?

limning has 2 syllables: lim-ning. The stress falls on "lim".

What is another word for limning?

Close synonyms include delineation, depiction, line drawing. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is limning a common word?

limning is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.