painterly

/ˈpeɪntəli/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈpeɪntərli/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈpān-tər-lē/ (ame, mw)

painterly — adjective

  • painterlypositive
  • more painterlycomparative
  • most painterlysuperlative

1. showing the colour, texture, or brushwork people often connect with painted art.

1.形容詞C2
釋義

showing the colour, texture, or brushwork people often connect with painted art.

例句

Camille used thick blue strokes to give the wall a painterly look.

collocation: painterly look

The film poster has a painterly sky instead of a sharp photo background.

contrast: painterly vs photo-real

同義詞
  • artistic

    broader and can describe creative quality in general, not specifically the look of a painting

  • pictorial

    focuses on picture-like appearance, often with less stress on brushwork or paint texture

  • impressionistic

    stronger and more specific, often suggesting loose detail and light effects in a style linked to Impressionism

反義詞
  • photographic

    suggests a sharp, camera-like level of detail rather than an artful painted look

  • plain

    describes a surface or design without special visual richness

文法句型

painterly + noun

be painterly

用法筆記

Common in comments on paintings, illustration, film design, and digital art. It usually suggests visible brushwork, rich colour, or a hand-made look rather than a smooth photographic finish.

常見錯誤

❌The fence was painterly after we painted it white.
✅The fence had a painterly finish after we added visible brush marks.
💡'painterly' describes an art-like visual style, not simply the fact that something has paint on it.
❌The mountain view is painterly because it is beautiful.
✅The mountain view looks painterly in the misty evening light.
💡'painterly' suggests a scene resembles a painting, not just that it is pretty.