Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

word-picture

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.89 in modern English

Syllables: word-pic-ture
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A verbal or written description of scenery or a setting for some action.

Example Sentences

"Official despatches are never padded with word-pictures; and few bushmen have the time, though they may have an eye to the picturesque, to jot down anything but the briefest outline of what they have done and seen during the day in their pocket-books before they roll themselves in their blanket and "turn in.""
"Sketching word pictures is effective in, broadly, three ways: • You take readers on a featurish ride, with a motive no more complicated than letting them experience vicariously what you have seen first-hand. […]"

Inflected Forms

word-pictures (plural)

Questions

What does word-picture mean?: A verbal or written description of scenery or a setting for some action.

How to pronounce word-picture

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