Jul 9, 2025 picture ˈpik-chər 2 syllables common ‹ noun.a design or representation made by various means (such as painting, drawing, or photography) the book gives a detailed picture of what is happeninghe was the picture of his father noun.a description so vivid or graphic as to suggest a mental image or give an accurate idea of something she was the very picture of healthtook a hard look at his financial picture noun.a mental image verb.to form a mental image of: imagine verb.to describe graphically in words verb.to paint or draw a representation, image, or visual conception of: depict; also: illustrate › Origin Middle English, from Latin pictura, from pictus, past participle of pingere to paint. Synonyms painting