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paintable, a.|ˈpeɪntəb(ə)l|
[f. paint v.1 + -able.]
Capable of being painted; suitable for a painting.
1833Blackw. Mag. XXXIII. 957 If he would call the picturesque whatever is not beautiful nor sublime, yet paintable, (pardon the horrid word,) well. 1833New Monthly Mag. XXXVIII. 162 This great poet is often more paintable than his brethren. 1862W. W. Story Roba di R. (1863) I. ii. 10 The new and clean is not so paintable..as the tarnished and soiled. 1900Herkomer title (Romanes Lecture) England Lovable and Paintable.
Hence ˈpaintableness.
1894Athenæum 23 June 810/1 A good example of that aspect of nature for the discovery of which and of its paintableness the world is greatly indebted to Mr. Whistler.
Add: paintaˈbility n.
1934Webster Add., Paintability. 1960Times 15 Nov. 16/7 The medieval tradition of Ceylonese art, the paintability of the land,..are all illustrated in the..exhibition entitled ‘Ceylon, a painter's country’. 1981Chemical Week 13 May 24/1 Cadon resins mold and plate better and offer comparable chemical resistance and paintability, the company claims. |