delineation
delineations
Delineation is the act of representing something or describing it. The portrait you paint of your best friend is a delineation of that person.
A delineation can refer to any kind of pictorial representation of something else, like a geometric sketch or a map of a city. A delineation more generally means any kind of accurate or vivid portrayal of something else. So, a lively summary of a book that makes the listener feel she read it herself can be a delineation. Telling someone else what you dreamed about last night is a delineation of that dream.
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a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
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synonyms:
depiction, limning, line drawing
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types:
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animalization
a depiction in the form of an animal
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drawing
a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines
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animalization
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representation by drawing or painting etc
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portraiture
the activity of making portraits
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pictorial representation, picturing
visual representation as by photography or painting
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portraiture
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a graphic or vivid verbal description
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synonyms:
characterisation, characterization, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting
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epithet
descriptive word or phrase
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portrait, portraiture, portrayal
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
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description, verbal description
a statement that represents something in words
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epithet
Vocabulary lists containing delineation
In this collection of twelve essays, the leader of New England's transcendentalist movement shares his philosophical ideas on different aspects of mid-nineteenth-century life. Read the full text here.
This classic novel traces the intersecting lives of residents of an English village in the early 19th century. Read the full text here.
In 1831, French aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville visited the United States. In this book, he records his impressions of the customs and culture of the young nation. Learn these words from the translation by Henry Reeve.
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