depiction
Collocations
4ADJ.
allohistorical, brief, old, representational, sad, still, under, vivid
VERB + DEPICTION
am, harrowing
DEPICTION + NOUN
company's, god, itself, life, london, nazi
PREP.
in, with
Definitions
noun
A lifelike image of something, either verbal or visual.
If Demandt's essay served as a strident example of the German desire for normalcy, a more subtle example was provided by a brief allohistorical depiction of a Nazi victory in World War II written by German historian Michael Salewski in 1999.
A drawing or painting.
A representation.
The act of depicting.
It is nevertheless true that, whereas the teaching of music and literature is established on a scientific basis, the art of depiction is still taught in a primitive and inefficient way.
But since "realism" or representational depiction is itself a mode of art, it can never escape some degree of formal removal from the raw data of experience; […]
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — representation by drawing or painting etc
- delineation
- portrayal
noun — a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
- delineation
- limning
noun — a representation by picture or portraiture
- depicting
- portraying
- portrayal
noun — a graphic or vivid verbal description
- word-painting
- delineation
- picture
- characterization
- characterisation
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6If Demandt's essay served as a strident example of the German desire for normalcy, a more subtle example was provided by a brief allohistorical depiction of a Nazi victory in World War II written by G
WiktionaryIt is nevertheless true that, whereas the teaching of music and literature is established on a scientific basis, the art of depiction is still taught in a primitive and inefficient way.
WiktionaryBut since "realism" or representational depiction is itself a mode of art, it can never escape some degree of formal removal from the raw data of experience; […]
WiktionaryDickens' thoughts come across along with the vivid depiction of old London.
Tatoeba · #327175The movie is a harrowing depiction of life in an urban slum.
Tatoeba · #694035The depiction violated a company's registered trademark.
Tatoeba · #5914775