painterliness

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noun

The state or condition of being painterly.

OriginEnglish painterly ← Proto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- →
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Meanings

nounpainterliness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe state or condition of being painterly.

Origin

  1. Old Frenchpeintor
  2. Middle Englishpeyntour
  3. Englishpainter
  4. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  5. Proto-Germanic*līką
  6. Englishpainterly
  7. Englishpainterliness

From painterly + -ness.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

reptilianness
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APA

painterliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painterliness

MLA

“painterliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painterliness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “painterliness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/painterliness.

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