Synonyms for distemper

Synonyms for (noun) distemper

Synonyms: distemper

Definition: a method of painting in which the pigments are mixed with water and a binder; used for painting posters or murals or stage scenery

Similar words: painting

Definition: creating a picture with paints

Usage: he studied painting and sculpture for many years


Synonyms: distemper

Definition: a painting created with paint that is made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder

Similar words: painting, picture

Definition: graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface

Usage: a small painting by Picasso; he bought the painting as an investment; his pictures hang in the Louvre


Synonyms: distemper

Definition: paint made by mixing the pigments with water and a binder

Similar words: paint, pigment

Definition: a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating

Usage: artists use `paint' and `pigment' interchangeably


Synonyms: distemper, ill humor, ill humour

Definition: an angry and disagreeable mood

Similar words: humor, humour, temper, mood

Definition: a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling

Usage: whether he praised or cursed me depended on his temper at the time; he was in a bad humor


Synonyms: distemper

Definition: any of various infectious viral diseases of animals

Similar words: animal disease

Definition: a disease that typically does not affect human beings


Synonyms for (verb) distemper

Synonyms: distemper

Definition: paint with distemper

Similar words: paint

Definition: make a painting

Usage: he painted all day in the garden; He painted a painting of the garden


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