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Painted has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of paint

"She painted her bedroom a soft blue last weekend before moving into it."

In plain English: To paint something means to cover its surface with liquid color so it looks different.

"She painted the fence a bright blue color last summer."

Usage: Use "painted" to describe the action of applying color or pigment to a surface in the past or to indicate that this action has been completed. It functions as both the simple past tense for narrative sequences and the past participle when paired with auxiliary verbs like "has" or "was.

Adjective
1

coated with paint

"freshly painted lawn furniture"

2

lacking substance or vitality as if produced by painting

"in public he wore a painted smile"

3

having makeup applied

"brazen painted faces"

4

having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly

"a jester dressed in motley"

"the painted desert"

"a particolored dress"

"a piebald horse"

"pied daisies"

5

Coated with paint.

"The old fence was painted a bright shade of blue last summer to match the new house."

In plain English: Painted means covered with color using paint.

"The painted fence looks brand new after the spring rain."

Usage: Use "painted" as an adjective to describe something that has been covered in paint, such as a painted wall or a painted fence. Do not use it to mean created by painting unless the object itself is a finished artwork like a painted portrait.

Example Sentences
"The painted fence looks brand new after the spring rain." adj
"She painted the fence a bright blue color last summer." verb
"She painted her nails a bright red color before dinner." verb
"The artist painted a beautiful portrait of the old house." verb
"Children love to paint with their fingers in the sandbox." verb
Related Terms
Antonyms
unpainted

Origin

Derived from Old French peint (past participle of peindre), this term originates from the Latin verb pingere, meaning to dye or cover with color. It entered English in the late 14th century to describe something covered with paint.

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