pinxit
/ˈpɪŋksɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An inscription indicating the identity of the one who created a painting.
Example Sentences
- "A potential buyer of The Princess had refused to purchase unless Whistler modified his pinxit, scrawled across a corner of the canvas."
- "Nudes that look better than life— you wouldn't need to look for his pinxit."
- "The name and address of a publisher or any additional names followed by the pinxit (he painted it) or sculpsit (he executed it) may indicate that several parties were involved in the work's […]"
Etymology
From the appearance of the Latin word pinxit (“he/she painted (this)”), perfect indicative third-person singular of pingo (“to paint”), after a painter's name on a painting.