limn
IPA: ɫɪmn
verb
- (transitive, also figuratively) To draw or paint; to delineate.
- (transitive, obsolete) To illuminate, as a manuscript; to decorate with gold or some other bright colour.
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Examples of "limn" in Sentences
- William Safire, back in 2002, called limn a "vogue word" and gave it a life span of
- The sheer sonic fragility of "limn" makes it easy to read as suggesting a fragile or suggestive depiction.
- 7, The Baltimore Sun used the word limn in a front-page headline ("Opposing votes limn difference in race").
- Strictly defined, "limn" is a verb that means "to draw or paint on a surface" or "to outline in clear sharp detail."
- And now, when you put that into Google, all the top results refer to the confusion that the word "limn" caused the city of Baltimore.
- But critics do have a point: the Sun's headline would have performed a lot better on the web if "limn" had been swapped out for "Justin Bieber."
- Although the Sun has used the word limn twice before in headlines (and 47 times, total, in the paper's history), those previous uses didn't occasion much, if any, comment.
- It is probably a bit too harsh to call those upset by The Baltimore Sun's recent use of the word limn in a headline word-haters, but I assume they'd be even more offended by the fancy word misologists.
- I think it is part of Dadd's predilection for double-speak and dangerous puns: "Elimination" contains the word "limn" which is a good word for painting, but also is part of Dadd's habit of decrying painting as pointless and worthless.
- Tangential factoids, unrhymed chiming, and wanton speculation: New York Times book reviewer Michiko Kakutani is somehat, er, somewhat known for her frequent use of the word limn, apparently it's an inside joke among writers and critics.
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