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verb
- 1. depict or describe in painting or words: literary "Miss Read limns a gentler world in her novels"
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1. : to draw or paint on a surface. The artist limned a portrait. 2. : to outline in clear sharp detail : delineate. he was limned by a streetlight Stephen Coonts. 3. : describe. the novel limns the frontier life of the settlers. limner. ˈli-mər ˈlim-nər. noun. Did you know?
Limn is a verb that means "to represent" or "portray." It is most often used to describe the act of drawing or painting a portrait, but it can also refer to describing or outlining a scene or event. The verb limn evolved from the Latin lumināre, "to illuminate." The word referred originally to coloring (illuminating) manuscripts.
to describe or show someone or something using words or an art form other than drawing or painting: In limning the responsibilities of a platoon leader, he explains what is expected of an officer. He has become known in his films for limning vivid portraits of the country's subcultures.
1. To describe or depict by painting or drawing. 2. To suffuse or highlight with light or color; illuminate: "There was just enough juice left in Merrill's flashlight to limn the outlines: A round lobe here. Another lobe over there" (Hampton Sides). 3. To describe or portray in words.
Limn definition: to represent in drawing or painting.. See examples of LIMN used in a sentence.
limn in British English. (lɪm ) verb (transitive) 1. to represent in drawing or painting. 2. archaic. to describe in words. 3. an obsolete word for illuminate. Collins English Dictionary.
Synonyms for LIMN: describe, depict, portray, render, paint, delineate, characterize, set out; Antonyms of LIMN: distort, color, misrepresent, falsify, misstate, warp, twist, pervert.
Jun 2, 2024 · limn (third-person singular simple present limns, present participle limning, simple past and past participle limned) ( transitive, also figuratively) To draw or paint; to delineate . Synonym: depict. ( transitive, obsolete) To illuminate, as a manuscript; to decorate with gold or some other bright colour .
To outline or highlight. Webster's New World. Synonyms: delineate. outline. portray. depict. paint. represent. draw. describe. render. picture. image.
To ‘limn’ (the term derived from the Latin illuminare, ‘to light up’) is to paint, usually a coloured portrait, or else, especially in medieval manuscripts, to illuminate or embellish with ...
