Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of painting
"The gallery opened its new exhibit featuring a diverse collection of paintings from the nineteenth century."
In plain English: Paintings are artworks made by applying wet paint to a flat surface like canvas or paper.
"The museum was filled with famous paintings from the Renaissance era."
Usage: Use paintings to refer to multiple works of art created on surfaces like canvas or wood using pigments. This term specifically denotes finished visual artworks rather than the act of applying color or other materials.
Derived from the Old French peinture, which comes from the Latin pingere meaning "to paint," this plural noun originally referred to works of art created by applying pigment to a surface. The root verb ultimately traces back to Proto-Indo-European \peign-* signifying "to smear" or "anoint.