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Word-painting

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Noun

1. characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture, word-painting

a graphic or vivid verbal description

Example Sentences:
'too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures'
'the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland'
'the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.