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Syllable division derived from spelling — this word is not in the pronouncing dictionary, so no phonetic transcription is shown rather than a guessed one.
word-painting is a noun meaning "a graphic or vivid verbal description". It carries one recorded sense.
a graphic or vivid verbal description
“too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures”
“the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland”
“the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for word-painting come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.