cave painting
/ˈkeɪv ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The activity of applying pigments to the interior surfaces of caves to create images, especially when carried out in prehistoric times.
Uncountable
noun
The paintings resulting from this activity regarded collectively, especially if prehistoric; cave art; (countable) an individual painting of this type.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "For several decades, now, he [the modern artist] has taken the liberty of learning how to draw and compose by studying and borrowing ideas from the high periods in all art, as far back as prehistoric cave painting."
- "[C]ave painting appears to have flourished during the last 8–10,000 years of this period and to be concentrated in limestone caves of southwestern Europe (especially southwestern France and north coastal Spain), [...]"
- "In another topic on prehistoric man, pupils used 'active learning' methods to construct a 'cave set'; re-enacted cave-painting by homemade candlelight; [...]"
- "Art-making may have emerged as early as 1.5 million years ago with the arrival of Homo erectus, our humanlike ancestors. [...] Cave painting and early sketching were ways to enhance thinking, serving as a medium for idea manipulation, enhancement, and storage."
- "I understand from Paṇḍita Baghavánlál, who lately visited the caves, that the painting and writings in these caves are fast going to decay. Those at Ajaṇṭhá are more durable, whereas the Bagh cave paintings will, it is feared, be entirely obliterated after some years."
- "No natives of this country could, I think, have drawn the cave-paintings [in Buddhist caves found in Khandesh]."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkeɪv ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈkeɪv ˈpeɪntɪŋ/
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Phrases
cave painter