Graphic Adj N Meanings Etymology And More

graphic, vivid, picturesque mean giving a clear visual impression in words. graphic stresses the evoking of a clear lifelike picture.

GRAPHIC definition: 1. very clear and powerful: 2. related to drawing or printing: 3. relating to, using, or….

GRAPHIC definition: giving a clear and effective picture; vivid. See examples of graphic used in a sentence.

[1] Graphic design is a profession, [2] academic discipline [3][4][5] and applied art that involves creating visual communications intended to transmit specific messages to social groups, with …

1. A work of graphic art. 2. A diagram or image used for illustration, as in a lecture. 3. A graphic display generated by a computer or an imaging device.

of or relating to writing or other inscribed representations: graphic symbols using, relating to, or determined by a graph: a graphic representation of the figures

There are 14 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word graphic, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

GRAPHIC meaning: 1 : shown or described in a very clear way used especially to refer to things that are unpleasant or shocking; 2 : relating to the artistic use of pictures, shapes, and words …

4 days ago · graphic (plural graphics) A drawing or picture. (mostly in plural) A computer-generated image as viewed on a screen forming part of a game or a film etc.

If you say that a description or account of something unpleasant is graphic, you are emphasizing that it is clear and detailed.