1. a drawing, painting, or written description; a portrait or depiction

1. to draw or paint on a surface; to depict or represent in art
2. to describe or portray in words; to outline or delineate

Examples

• The artist spent hours limning the landscape in watercolor.
• She was skilled at limning the character's emotions through subtle brushstrokes.
• The author's limning of the protagonist revealed a complex and troubled mind.
• Medieval monks created beautiful limnings in illuminated manuscripts.
• The photographer's work limned the beauty of nature in striking detail.
• His limning of city life captured both its energy and its loneliness.
• The portrait was a careful limning of the subject's dignified bearing.