paint

Meanings

• noun

  A liquid, paste, or powder used for coating or coloring a surface.

• verb

  To apply a coat of paint to a surface.

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Pronunciation

1. /peɪnt/
   
   
   
   Source: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1113754"

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with paint
paint , strain , estates , contain , maintain

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Variants

List of all variants of paint that leads to same result
paint , painted , painting , paints , paint horse , paint horses , paint a rosy picture , paint over , painted over , painting over , paints over , paint the town , paint the town (red) , paint the town red , paint thinner , American Paint Horse , American Paint Horses , American paint horse , American paint horses , luminous paint , luminous paints , oil paint , oil paints , war paint , war paints

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Etymology

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Originally from the Old French word 'painter', from 'pate' which means 'mud' or 'paste'.

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Trivia

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1. The world's largest painting is the 'Mural of the Solidarity of Mankind' in Argentina, which covers an area of 16,500 square meters.

2. The oldest known painted art is a 40,000-year-old cave painting of an ox in France.

3. The most expensive painting ever sold is 'Salvator Mundi' by Leonardo da Vinci, which was sold for $450.3 million in 2017.

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Related Concepts

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1. Color: The property of an object or substance that produces the perception of light, especially in terms of its dominant wavelength.

2. Brush: A tool used to apply paint or other liquid materials to a surface.

3. Palette: A flat surface or board on which an artist mixes and prepares paints.

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Culture

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Throughout history, paint has been used for various purposes such as decoration, protection, and artistic expression. In art, it is used to create paintings, murals, and sculptures. In literature, it is often used metaphorically to describe emotions or atmospheres. In music, there are songs about painting and artists.

How to Memorize "paint"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a can of paint, a brush, and a surface. Visualize the process of dipping the brush into the paint and applying it to the surface.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'paint' with the colorful and creative world of art.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the phrase 'People Are In Tremendous Agitation, Nervously Twirling Apples' to remember the order of the vowels in the word 'paint'.

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