HyperDic: word_picture

English > 1 sense of the expression word picture:
NOUNcommunicationword picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisationa graphic or vivid verbal description
English > word picture: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
MeaningA graphic or vivid verbal description.
Example"too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"
Synonymsword-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation
NarrowerepithetDescriptive word or phrase
portrayal, portraiture, portraitA word picture of a person's appearance and character
Broaderdescription, verbal descriptionA statement that represents something in words
Spanishcaracterización, delineación, descripción, descripción verbal, imagen, representación, retrato hablado, retrato
Catalancaracterització, descripció, imatge, representació

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