Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

word picture

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English

Syllables: word pic-ture
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

n

a graphic or vivid verbal description

Example Sentences

"too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"
"the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"
"the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"

Synonyms

word-painting delineation depiction picture characterization characterisation

Questions

What does word picture mean?: a graphic or vivid verbal description

How to pronounce word picture

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