noun / verb
picture
PIK-chur/ˈpɪktʃər/
A visual or descriptive representation of something.
The framed picture represents the red model sailboat beside it.
Etymology
Latin pictura meant painting. English picture could name both the activity of drawing or painting and the resulting representation; the surviving sense concerns the image, not a particular way of making it.
In context
work over the surface of a picture and see every nuance of the painting
More examples
- The report gives a clear picture of the company's finances.
- The brochure pictures the cabin surrounded by tall trees.
- I picture us living near the ocean someday.
Forms
picture · pictures · pictured · picturing
pictorial adjective — Expressed in or consisting of pictures.
Similar words
- image
- Emphasizes visual appearance rather than a descriptive account.
- portrayal
- Emphasizes how someone or something is presented or characterized.
- overview
- Summarizes a situation's main features without requiring a visual representation.