Definition of Painterly in English :

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Painterly meaning in English

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Painterly

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Adjective

1. painterly

having qualities unique to the art of painting

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Painterly

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adjective
1. 
having qualities peculiar to painting, esp the depiction of shapes by means of solid masses of colour, rather than by lines
Compare linear (sense 5)
2. 
of or characteristic of a painter; artistic

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Painterly

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adjective
1.  Rare
of or characteristic of a painter
2. 
characterized by those qualities related to a painter's techniques in applying colors in masses, esp. with a thick, rough surface texture, as distinguished from linear qualities that emphasize outline and contour

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Painterly

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adj.
1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a painter; artistic.
2.
a. Having qualities unique to the art of painting.
b. Of, relating to, or being a style of painting marked by openness of form, with shapes distinguished by variations of color rather than by outline or contour.

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