Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of paint
- not comparableCoated with paint.
Large-scale projects such as motion-picture production use huge sets with seamless painted walls, cycs, and floors—not to mention a vast array of lights.
2014, Jeff Foster, The Green Screen Handbook: Real-World Production Techniques, →ISBN, page 63 - not comparableDepicted in paint.
Sometimes the spatters extend a significant distance above other painted figures.
2001, James D. Keyser, Michael Klassen, Plains Indian Rock Art, →ISBN, page 161 - not comparableWearing makeup.
GET OFF THE STREET, YOU PAINTED JEZEBEL.
1985, Law of the West, Commodore 64 - figurativelynot comparableSuperficial or cosmetic, without underlying depth of feeling.
He had his mouth close to Lily's ear, hoping that this might be interpreted as affection. He felt Lily go rigid beneath the arm he had clasped about her, but that painted smile stayed on her face.
c. 1953, H. A. DeRosso, .44 (page 143)
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivelacking substance or vitality as if produced by painting
adjectivehaving sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Bulgarian боядисан, оцветен
- боядисан (bojadisan)painted
- оцветен (ocveten)painted
Dutch beschilderd
- beschilderdpainted
Esperanto pentrita
- pentritapainted
Italian dipinto
- dipintopainted
Latin pictus
- pictuspainted
Spanish pintado
- pintadopainted
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with painted
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Cite this entry
painted. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painted
“painted.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painted. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “painted,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painted.
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