LIMNING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A drawing of the outlines of forms or objects

Synonyms:

delineation; depiction; limning; line drawing

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("limning" is a kind of...):

drawing (a representation of forms or objects on a surface by means of lines)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "limning"):

animalization (a depiction in the form of an animal)

-ing form of the verb limn