·noun Color laid on; paint.
II. Painting ·noun A depicting by words; vivid representation in words.
III. Painting ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of Paint.
IV. Painting ·noun The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with, paints or colors.
V. Painting ·noun The work of the painter; also, any work of art in which objects are represented in color on a flat surface; a colored representation of any object or scene; a picture.