# painted

Pronunciation: say "PAY-nid" /ˈpeɪ.nɪd/

## Adjective

1. Having had a layer of paint applied to its surface.
   - Simple: Covered with a layer of paint on the surface.
   - _The painted railings along the pier had begun to peel._
   - _Restorers cleaned decades of grime from the painted ceiling._
3. Represented or depicted in a picture made with paint.
   - Simple: Shown or drawn in a painting.
   - _The painted angels on the chapel dome drew every visitor's gaze._
   - _Art historians dated the painted scene to the early Renaissance._
4. Wearing cosmetics, especially makeup applied to the face.
   - Simple: Wearing makeup or cosmetics on the face.
   - _The painted performers swept onto the cabaret stage._
   - _He barely recognized her painted face beneath the bright lights._
5. Brightly colored, looking as though the colors were painted on.
   - Simple: Having many bright colors, like something painted.
   - _A painted sky of crimson and violet hung over the canyon._
   - _The painted clouds caught the last of the daylight._
6. Superficial or only cosmetic, lacking any real depth of feeling underneath.
   - Simple: Only on the surface, with no real feeling behind it.
   - _The host greeted them with a painted cheerfulness that fooled no one._
   - _Behind his painted concern lay complete indifference._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of paint. — simple past and past participle of paint
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of paint. Use this form for painting that already happened.
   - _The artist painted the harbor at dawn._
   - _He has painted every house on the street._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/painted (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).