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单词 delineation
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delineation

noun

de·​lin·​ea·​tion di-ˌli-nē-ˈā-shən How to pronounce delineation (audio)
dē-
1
: the act of outlining or representing something with lines or words : the act of delineating
the delineation of a scene
… the delineation of the territories allotted to the seven tribes of Israel … Adam Nicholson
2
: something made by delineating
a photographic delineation of low life T. S. Eliot
delineative
di-ˈli-nē-ˌā-tiv How to pronounce delineation (audio)
dē-
adjective

Synonyms

  • cartoon
  • drawing
  • sketch
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Example Sentences

his simple but striking delineations of Dutch landscapes a finely wrought delineation of a young woman's first experience with romantic love
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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Late Latin dēlīneātiōn-, dēlīneātiō "description," from Latin dēlīneāre "to trace the outline of, delineate" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of verbal action

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1

delineation

noun

1
as in depiction
a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene his simple but striking delineations of Dutch landscapes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • depiction
  • sketch
  • drawing
  • portrait
  • illustration
  • image
  • outline
  • contour
  • representation
  • cartoon
  • caricature
  • silhouette
  • engraving
  • blueprint
  • etching
  • likeness
  • watercolor
  • etch
  • charcoal
  • figure
  • pastel
  • doodle
  • line drawing
  • aquatint
2
as in description
a vivid representation in words of someone or something a finely wrought delineation of a young couple's first experience with love and loss

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • description
  • portrait
  • portrayal
  • depiction
  • definition
  • picture
  • rendering
  • sketch
  • tale
  • narrative
  • vignette
  • portraiture
  • account
  • illustration
  • chronicle
  • explanation
  • story
  • demonstration
  • report
  • explication
  • anecdote
  • clarification
  • elucidation
  • exposition
  • exemplification
  • yarn
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