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painting

noun
/ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ//ˈpeɪ.nɪŋ/US

Etymology

By surface analysis, paint + -ing.

Definitions

  1. An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.

    • The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings.

  2. The action of applying paint to a surface.

    • The outside of the old house would benefit from some painting.

  3. The same activity as an art form.

    • Some artists, like Michelangelo, excel in both painting and sculpture.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. present participle and gerund of paint

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at painting. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at painting. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

9 hops · closes at painting

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA