Hypernyms for "painting"
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abstraction
cityscape
daub
distemper
finger-painting
fresco
icon
ikon
illumination
impasto
landscape
miniature
monochrome
mural
nude
nude painting
oil painting
pentimento
sand painting
seascape
semi-abstraction
spatter
spattering
splash
splashing
splattering
spray painting
still life
tanka
trompe l''oeil
wall painting
watercolor
water-color
watercolour
water-colour
waterscape
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.