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Skizze — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • adumbration noun The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
  • delineation noun The act of delineating; depiction.
  • outline noun The line or shape marking the edge of something.
  • sketch verb To make a quick, rough drawing without full detail.

Senses

Skizze is used for these senses in English:

  • adumbration (countable) A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
  • delineation (arts) An image of the outline of an object.
  • sketch A rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not intended as a finished work, often consisting of a multitude of overlapping lines.

adumbration — full definition

  1. noun The state of being in shadow or shade; (countable) a shadow.
  2. noun A faint sketch; a brief representation, an outline.
  3. noun The supposed practice of displaying only outline of a charge (“image displayed on an escutcheon”), sometimes filled in with a darker shade than the field.
  4. noun A rough or symbolic representation; a vague indication of what is to come, a foreshadowing.

delineation — full definition

  1. noun The act of delineating; depiction.
  2. noun An image of the outline of an object.
  3. noun A graphic verbal description.

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