Find the synonyms or antonyms of a word



Synonyms for tempera


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tem-per-uh
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɛm pər ə

Top 10 synonyms for tempera Other synonyms for the word tempera

Définition of tempera

Origin :
  • 1832, from Italian tempera (in phrase pingere a tempera), from temperare "to mix colors, temper," from Latin temperare "to mix" (see temper (v.)).
  • As in paint : noun tinted covering
Example sentences :
  • The colours Pg 175 are known in the trade as tempera colours.
  • Extract from : « Three Hundred Things a Bright Boy Can Do » by Anonymous
  • When not painting fresco he is constant to the use of tempera.
  • Extract from : « Pintoricchio » by Evelyn March Phillipps
  • First there are the tempera pictures, or “frescoes,” as he termed them.
  • Extract from : « William Blake » by Irene Langridge
  • “Bianca” was painted in tempera from a beautiful young American.
  • Extract from : « Holman Hunt » by Mary E. Coleridge
  • He painted in tempera and finished his work with care and deliberation.
  • Extract from : « Artists Past and Present » by Elisabeth Luther Cary
  • Will you kindly advise me on the tempera, of which I send a tube?
  • Extract from : « The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton » by Mrs. Russell Barrington
  • He displayed an old-fashioned preference for painting in tempera.
  • Extract from : « The Old Masters and Their Pictures » by Sarah Tytler
  • The tempera picture from which it was engraved was bought by Mr. Butts, but has been lost sight of now for many years.
  • Extract from : « William Blake » by Irene Langridge
  • Its general tone is bluish green with mosaic walls and floor and a wooden ceiling decorated in tempera with cufic inscriptions.
  • Extract from : « The Brochure Series of Architectural Illustration » by Various
  • In tempera painting the colours were mixed with egg, gum, and other vehicles dissolved in water, and laid upon a dry ground.
  • Extract from : « Renaissance in Italy Vol. 3 » by John Addington Symonds
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019