"brushstroke" meaning in English

See brushstroke in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɹʌʃˌstɹoʊk/ [General-American] Forms: brushstrokes [plural], brush stroke [alternative], brush-stroke [alternative]
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  1. The stroke of a brush, as in painting. Translations (stroke of a brush): pinzellada [feminine] (Catalan), penslastrok [neuter] (Faroese), pincelada [feminine] (Galician), Pinselstrich [masculine] (German), πινελιά (pineliá) [feminine] (Greek), ecsetvonás (Hungarian), pennellata [feminine] (Italian), pociągnięcie pędzlem [neuter] (Polish), pincelada [feminine] (Portuguese), мазо́к (mazók) [masculine] (Russian), pincelada [feminine] (Spanish), brochada [feminine] (Spanish), brochazo (english: careless) [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "2008, Enrica Crispino, translated by Simone Boni, Van Gogh, The Oliver Press, Inc., →ISBN, page 30:",
          "text": "Since moving to the city [Paris], his [Vincent Van Gogh’s] palette had become lighter and more colorful and his brushstrokes more distinct. In this painting [Boulevard de Clichy], the pastel colors reflect the soft, wintry light. His brushstrokes, now shorter and almost dash-like, give the pedestrians a sense of hurrying along the boulevard.",
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          "ref": "2026 June 30, Spencer Kornhaber, “What AI Will Do to Art”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 11 Jul 2026:",
          "text": "The creator of much of the artwork, Tintoretto, pioneered the prestezza technique of using rapid brushstrokes and blurred backgrounds—which allowed his workshop to turn out paintings on commission with unheard-of speed.",
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        "The stroke of a brush, as in painting."
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          "stroke",
          "stroke"
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        [
          "brush",
          "brush"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈbɹʌʃˌstɹoʊk/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
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    }
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "stroke of a brush",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pinzellada"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "lang_code": "fo",
      "sense": "stroke of a brush",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "penslastrok"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "lang_code": "gl",
      "sense": "stroke of a brush",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pincelada"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "stroke of a brush",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Pinselstrich"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "lang_code": "el",
      "roman": "pineliá",
      "sense": "stroke of a brush",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "πινελιά"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "stroke of a brush",
      "word": "ecsetvonás"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "stroke of a brush",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pennellata"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "stroke of a brush",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pociągnięcie pędzlem"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "sense": "stroke of a brush",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pincelada"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "lang_code": "ru",
      "roman": "mazók",
      "sense": "stroke of a brush",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "мазо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "stroke of a brush",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pincelada"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "stroke of a brush",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "brochada"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "english": "careless",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "stroke of a brush",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "translation": "careless",
      "word": "brochazo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "brushstroke"
}

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