Meanings
nounbody painting (countable and uncountable, plural body paintings)
plural body paintings · alternative bodypainting
- uncountableThe application of paint to the body as a form of body art.
- countableA body painted this way and viewed of as a work of art.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 人體彩繪 /人体彩绘, 人體彩繪 /人体彩绘
- 人體彩繪 /人体彩绘 (réntǐ cǎihuì)application of paint to the body
- 人體彩繪 /人体彩绘 (réntǐ cǎihuì)body painted this way
Finnish vartalomaalaus, vartalomaalaus
- vartalomaalausapplication of paint to the body
- vartalomaalausbody painted this way
- maalattu vartalobody painted this way
Hungarian testfestés
- testfestésapplication of paint to the body
Swedish kroppsmålning, kroppsmålning
- kroppsmålningapplication of paint to the body
- kroppsmålningbody painted this way
Cite this entry
APA
body painting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20painting
MLA
“body painting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20painting. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “body painting,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/body%20painting.
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