Meaning & use
limn
To depict or describe something in painting or in words, especially vividly.
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The novelist limns small-town life with remarkable warmth and precision.
Early portrait artists limned wealthy patrons using fine brushes and rich pigments.
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Limn is a literary, somewhat old-fashioned word, common in art criticism and formal writing rather than everyday speech.
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