Meanings
plural delineations
- countableuncountableThe act of delineating; depiction.
- countableuncountableA graphic verbal description.
And to this exquisite picturesqueness in the delineation of human life he adds a charming naïvety, an antique simplicity, in his descriptions of the divine.
1918, James George Frazer, Folk-Lore In The Old Testament, volume 1, page 1351 more example
After all, the English hostel owes much of its charms to Chaucer; our associations are of his haunting pictures—his delicate Lady Prioress, his comely young squire, with their pleasant interchange of tale and legend, rise upon the mind's eye in all the fascination of his vivid delineations.
1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 190
Synonyms & antonyms
nounrepresentation by drawing or painting etc
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Ancient Greek καταγραφή
- καταγραφή (katagraphḗ)the act of delineating; depiction
Bulgarian очертаване, скициране
- очертаване (očertavane)the act of delineating; depiction
- скициране (skicirane)the act of delineating; depiction
- очертание (očertanie)an image of the outline of an object
- обрисуване (obrisuvane)a graphic verbal description
Catalan delineament, delineació
- delineamentthe act of delineating; depiction
- delineacióthe act of delineating; depiction
Dutch omlijning, schets
- omlijningthe act of delineating; depiction
- schetsthe act of delineating; depiction
- afbakeningthe act of delineating; depiction
French ébauche
- ébauchean image of the outline of an object
German Skizze
- Skizzean image of the outline of an object
Hindi रेखांकन
- रेखांकन (rekhāṅkan)the act of delineating; depiction
Irish dreachadh, léiriú
- dreachadhthe act of delineating; depiction
- léiriúan image of the outline of an object
- cur síosa graphic verbal description
- cuntasa graphic verbal description
Italian delineazione, delineamento
- delineazionethe act of delineating; depiction
- delineamentothe act of delineating; depiction
Portuguese delineação, esboço
- delineaçãothe act of delineating; depiction
- esboçoan image of the outline of an object
Russian очерчивание, вычерчивание
- очерчивание (očerčivanije)the act of delineating; depiction
- вычерчивание (vyčerčivanije)the act of delineating; depiction
- очерта́ние (očertánije)an image of the outline of an object
- контур (kontur)an image of the outline of an object
- обрисование (obrisovanije)a graphic verbal description
Spanish delineación
- delineaciónthe act of delineating; depiction
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with delineation
Cite this entry
delineation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delineation
“delineation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delineation. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “delineation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/delineation.
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