limns
Renders in detail
Limns means depicts or describes, typically in writing or art.
The word is literary and somewhat old-fashioned, suggesting careful, detailed portrayal: The novel limns small-town life in the 1950s, Her portrait limns every wrinkle and shadow.
Originally meant to illuminate manuscripts, it now appears mainly in book reviews and art criticism.
Summary of key elements
- contourBounding line of shape
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- profileSide-facing outline
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
define · border · edge · depict · render · describe · portray · sketch
Bring forth mentally
- captureTake into custody
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- expressState or fast train
- suggestOffer an idea indirectly
conjure · paint · picture · render · portray · embody · encapsulate · distill
Supply with radiance
- highlightMost notable part
- revealMake something visible
- clarifyMake something understandable
- elucidateTo make understood
expose · brighten · light · underscore · accentuate · spotlight · foreground · emphasize
outline
Summary of key elements
- contourBounding line of shape
- silhouetteFilled-in outline shape
- profileSide-facing outline
trace · define · border · edge · depict · render · describe · portray · sketch · demarcate
evoke
Bring forth mentally
suggest · conjure · paint · picture · render · portray · embody · encapsulate · distill · crystallize
illuminate
Supply with radiance
elucidate · expose · brighten · light · underscore · accentuate · spotlight · foreground · emphasize · uncover