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delineation
noun
Synonyms and Antonyms of DELINEATION
1
a picture using lines to represent the chief features of an object or scene <his simple but striking delineations of Dutch landscapes>
Related Words contour, figure, outline, silhouette; caricature, doodle, illustration; depiction, image, likeness, portrait, representation; engraving, etch, etching; aquatint, charcoal, line drawing, pastel, watercolor; blueprint
2
a vivid representation in words of someone or something <a finely wrought delineation of a young woman's first experience with romantic love>
Synonyms definition, delineation, depiction, picture, portrait, portraiture, portrayal, rendering, sketch, vignette
Related Words account, anecdote, chronicle, narrative, report, story, tale, yarn; demonstration, exemplification, illustration; clarification, elucidation, explanation, explication, exposition
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