skjønnmale

Norwegian

verb
Definitions
  • to depict something or someone as being better than in reality, to embellish, to furbish, to refurbish
  • to beautify, to prettify
  • to spruce up, to smarten up, to fix up, to deck out

Etymology

Affix from Norwegian Bokmål skjønn (beautiful) + Norwegian Bokmål male (paint).

Origin

Norwegian

male

Gloss

paint

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

塗

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