Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oil painting

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.48 in modern English

Syllables: oil -paint-ing
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A painting done with oil paints.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The art of painting with oil paints.

Uncountable

noun

A physically attractive person.

British usage; Countable; Humorous; Uncountable

Example Sentences

""Very lovely!" he said, staring her straight in the face. "You needn't try and be funny!" she said. "If you mean me, I'm no oil-painting, and I know it!""
"Wayne Swan: All I can say is that she's a much more attractive person than the Prime Minister. George Brandis: You're not exactly an oil painting yourself, Wayne."

Usage

Inflected Forms

oil paintings (plural)

Questions

What does oil painting mean?: A painting done with oil paints.

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