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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PENTIMENTO

Italian, literally: correction.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PENTIMENTO

pentimento  [ˌpɛntɪˈmɛntəʊ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PENTIMENTO

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pentimento is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PENTIMENTO MEAN IN ENGLISH?

pentimento

Pentimento

A pentimento is an alteration in a painting, evidenced by traces of previous work, showing that the artist has changed his or her mind as to the composition during the process of painting. The word is Italian for repentance, from the verb pentirsi, meaning to repent.

Definition of pentimento in the English dictionary

The definition of pentimento in the dictionary is the revealing of a painting or part of a painting that has been covered over by a later painting. Other definition of pentimento is the part of a painting thus revealed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PENTIMENTO


assiento
ˌæsɪˈɛntəʊ
Benevento
ˌbɛnəˈvɛntəʊ
bento
ˈbɛntəʊ
cento
ˈsɛntəʊ
cinquecento
ˌtʃɪŋkwɪˈtʃɛntəʊ
divertimento
dɪˌvɜːtɪˈmɛntəʊ
junto
ˈdʒʊntəʊ
lento
ˈlɛntəʊ
memento
mɪˈmɛntəʊ
mento
ˈmɛntəʊ
pimento
pɪˈmɛntəʊ
pimiento
pɪˈmjɛntəʊ
portamento
ˌpɔːtəˈmɛntəʊ
pronunciamento
prəˌnʌnsɪəˈmɛntəʊ
quattrocento
ˌkwætrəʊˈtʃɛntəʊ
rifacimento
rɪˌfætʃɪˈmɛntəʊ
Risorgimento
rɪˌsɔːdʒɪˈmɛntəʊ
Sacramento
ˌsækrəˈmɛntəʊ
Sorrento
səˈrɛntəʊ
trecento
treɪˈtʃɛntəʊ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PENTIMENTO

pentene
penteteric
penthemimer
penthemimeral
Penthesilea
Penthesileia
Pentheus
penthouse
pentice
pentimenti
pentiti
pentito
Pentland Firth
pentlandite
pentobarbital
pentobarbital sodium
pentobarbitone
pentode
pentomic
pentosan

WORDS THAT END LIKE PENTIMENTO

aggiornamento
Agrigento
beento
canto
conjunto
conto
duecento
Esperanto
get into
into
obento
onto
Papiamento
pinto
pronto
santo
seicento
tanto
Toronto
Trento

Synonyms and antonyms of pentimento in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pentimento» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PENTIMENTO

Find out the translation of pentimento to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pentimento from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pentimento» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

pentimento
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pentimento
570 millions of speakers

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pentimento
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

pentimento
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

pentimento
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

pentimento
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Translator English - Portuguese

pentimento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

pentimento
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Translator English - French

pentimento
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Translator English - Malay

Pentimento
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Translator English - German

pentimento
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

pentimento
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Translator English - Korean

pentimento
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pentimento
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Translator English - Vietnamese

pentimento
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Translator English - Tamil

pentimento
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅंटिमेण्टो
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

pentimento
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pentimento
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pentimento
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

pentimento
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pentimento
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Pentimento
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Pentimento
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

pentimento
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

Pentimento
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pentimento

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PENTIMENTO»

The term «pentimento» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.665 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PENTIMENTO» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pentimento» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pentimento» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pentimento

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PENTIMENTO»

Discover the use of pentimento in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pentimento and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
American Pentimento: The Invention of Indians and the ...
Patricia Seed likens this situation to a pentimento - a painting in which traces of older compositions become visible over time -and shows how the exploitation begun centuries ago continues today.
Patricia Seed, 2001
2
Petrarch's Genius: Pentimento and Prophecy
"Petrarch's Genius" is an important book that deserves to be read by all Petrarch scholars theologians as well as literary critics and historians.
Marjorie O'Rourke Boyle, 1991
3
Princeton Pentimento
Olivia's life was perfect.
Lorraine T. Gilman, 2012
4
Pentimento: The Master of Frankfurt's Virgin and Child
Pentimento brings together several strands of specialist arts research - curatorial, conservation and provenance - on a single art work in the Queensland Art Gallery's Collection, the painting Virgin and Child with Saint James the Pilgrim, ...
John Thomas Murphy, 2002
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Autobiographical Occasions and Original Acts: Versions of ...
Recollections of others and reconceptions of herself combine in the metaphor of pentimento, the painter's practice of painting over a canvas and thus changing one's mind without discarding anything. This technical term puzzles Jimsie, the ...
Albert E. Stone, 1982
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Dry Place: Landscapes of Belonging and Exclusion
A related notion, pentimento, is also employed to evoke the multiple changes that characterize place. Lillian Hellman, in her book Pentimento, provides a picturesque definition: Old paint on canvas, as it ages, sometimes becomes transparent.
Patricia L. Price, 2004
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Lillian Hellman
Pentimento moved Hellman solidly into a new area of prestige-that of literary figure. The early plays, rather than being the memoirs' raison <FMre and wistful reminders of a talent she had lost, became a hard rock of achievement on which to ...
William Wright, 2000
8
Oaks Park Pentimento: Portland's Lost and Found Carousel Art
Oaks Park Pentimento preserves these haunting photographs and also includes an appreciation by art historian Prudence Roberts and a look at Oaks Park, past and present, by journalist Inara Verzemnieks.
‎2009
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Borderlines: Autobiography and Fiction in Postmodern Life ...
Pentimento is a series of portraits of other people but through writing on others Hellman investigates the formation of her character, her beliefs, sexuality, and friendships. She tells anecdotes of other people so they come alive as characters but ...
Gunnthórunn Gudmundsdóttir, 2003
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Veneering, Marquetry and Inlay
1 didn't know how to describe my techniques for screening images with veneers until I adopted the expression "pentimento." Lillian Hellman s hxxik. Pentimento. describes it as follows. "Old paint on canvas, as it ages, sometimes becomes ...
Fine Woodworking Magazine Editors, Fine Woodworking, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PENTIMENTO»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pentimento is used in the context of the following news items.
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“Opening my eyes to unconditional love”
That is called pentimento because the painter 'repented,' changed his mind. Perhaps it would be as well to say that the old conception, ... «National Right to Life News, Jul 15»
2
TGIF: Happenings -- what's coming up in Northeast Ohio starting …
... The Banddroidz, July 29; Reggie and The Full Effect, Pentimento, The Weaks, July 30; Brown Bomber, Muamin Collective, LMNTL, Ahptimus, ... «The Morning Journal, Jul 15»
3
The Short List: Billy Joel, My Morning Jacket, Reggie & The Full …
Get Up Kids side project Reggie & The Full Effect play the Ottobar with Pentimento and the Weaks. Don't miss: Brooklyn black-metal band ... «Baltimore City Paper, Jul 15»
4
ArkWalk and Art Exhibition Opening in Suffield
Meet the artist at the opening reception then walk along Suffield's historic South Main Street to Pentimento Flowers and Lily House Bed ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»
5
Look into the world of 'American Fight Clubs' at LightBox …
Oregon State University Press published Lommasson's second book “Oaks Park Pentimento” in 2009. During the artist talk, Lommasson will ... «Coast Weekend, Jul 15»
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Artfully Edmonds: Andy Eccleshall's latest mural is by the book
... took a commission from Ivar's Restaurant on the Seattle waterfront, employing the technique known as “pentimento” from the Italian “to repent ... «My Edmonds News, Jul 15»
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Mike McConnell lets his brush wander for his show 'Pentimento' at …
Pentimento, as Lillian Hellman describes it in her 1973 book of the same name, is a slow process; it only becomes apparent after years, after ... «Baltimore City Paper, Jun 15»
8
WMHO: The Discovery Begins its Cruise Season
... are available and special dinner packages are offered before or after your sunset cruise from Three Village Inn, Pentimento and The Country ... «Long Island Exchange, Jun 15»
9
Pentimento Break Our Hearts With “Stuck Forever”
Today, in anticipation for their new 7-inch, Pentimento released a song titled “Stuck Forever.” As you can probably gather by now, the song ... «Under the Gun Review, Jun 15»
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Pentimento Announce Stuck Forever 7″
Finally, Pentimento will be releasing new music on July 10th, and Bad Timing is happy to be a part of it. Stuck Forever is a primer to the band's ... «PropertyOfZack, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Pentimento [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pentimento>. May 2024 ».
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