Meaning of WORD PAINTING

WordNet Dictionary
	Definition:		[n]  a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"
	Synonyms:		characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture, word picture
	See Also:		description, epithet, portrait, portraiture, portrayal, verbal description