word picture

/wərd ˌpɪktʃər/
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Other forms: word pictures

Definitions of word picture
  1. noun
    a graphic or vivid verbal description
    synonyms: characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word-painting
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    types:
    epithet
    descriptive word or phrase
    portrait, portraiture, portrayal
    a word picture of a person's appearance and character
    type of:
    description, verbal description
    a statement that represents something in words
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