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painted

adjective

Simple meaning

Having makeup applied.

Pronunciation

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payntuhd

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ˈpeɪntəd

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Definition

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adjective

  1. Coated with paint

  2. Depicted in paint.

  3. Colorful, as if painted.

  4. figurative

    Superficial or cosmetic, without underlying depth of feeling.

  5. Having makeup applied

  6. Wearing makeup.

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
A2 · Elementary (estimated)
Frequency
Common
Typical Use
Everyday English

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  • “Freshly painted lawn furniture.”adjective

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Word Family

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Inflected forms

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  • paintverbBase word

    Make a painting.

Word family

Words built from the same root.

  • painternounPerson or profession

    An artist who paints.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

  • painted daisynounCompound term

    Spring-flowering garden perennial of Asiatic origin having finely divided aromatic leaves and white to pink-purple flowers.

  • painted desertnounCompound term

    A desert on a high plateau in northeastern Arizona.

  • painted greenlingnounCompound term

    Greenling with whitish body marked with black bands.

  • painted leafnounCompound term

    Poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico.

  • painted-leaf begonianounCompound term

    Any of numerous usually rhizomatous hybrid begonias derived from an East Indian plant having rough-textured leaves patterned in silver and bronze and purple and red-brown with inconspicuous…

  • painted nettlenounCompound term

    Perennial aromatic herb of southeastern Asia having large usually bright-colored or blotched leaves and spikes of blue-violet flowers.

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Antonyms

Sense: coated with paint

unpainted

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