Canvas

//ˈkænvəs//

Synonyms for "canvas" (142 found)

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Closest matches (29)

Noun(2 words)
canvas tentcanvass

Strong matches (42)

Noun(1 words)
dungaree

Related words (71)

Noun(2 words)
sailsheet

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12 relation types

More general

15 entries

Synonyms

2 entries

at location

10 entries

derived

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form of

1 entries

has context

2 entries

is a

6 entries

manner of

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part of

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receives action

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related to

14 entries

used for

21 entries

Showing 16 of 21 words.

Translations

117 translations across 45 languages.

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Afrikaans

3 entries
  • seil noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • seildoek noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • skilderdoek noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Armenian

4 entries
  • կտավ noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • կտավ noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • պարուսին noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • քաթան noun (type of coarse cloth)

Belarusian

1 entries
  • палатно́ noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • брезе́нт noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • платни́ще noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • платно́ noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • платно́ за рису́ване noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Catalan

4 entries
  • canemàs noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • canemàs noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • llenç noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • lona noun (type of coarse cloth)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries
  • 帆布 noun (type of coarse cloth)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 帆布 noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • 畫布 /画布 noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Czech

2 entries
  • plátno noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • plátno noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Danish

3 entries
  • lærred noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • lærred noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • sejldug noun (type of coarse cloth)

Dutch

4 entries
  • canvas noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • canvas noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • doek noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • linnen noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Esperanto

2 entries
  • kanvaso noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • tolo noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Finnish

4 entries
  • kanvaasi noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • kanvaasi noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • kanvasti noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • purjekangas noun (type of coarse cloth)

French

4 entries
  • canevas noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • toile noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • toile noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • entoiler verb (to cover (an area or object) with canvas)

Friulian

1 entries
  • tele noun (type of coarse cloth)

Galician

4 entries
  • cotonía noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • gondel noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • lenzo noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • treu noun (type of coarse cloth)

German

4 entries
  • Canvas noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • Leinen noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • Leinwand noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • Segeltuch noun (type of coarse cloth)

Greek

4 entries
  • καμβάς noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • καναβάτσο noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • καραβόπανο noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • λινάτσα noun (type of coarse cloth)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • קַנְבָס noun (type of coarse cloth)

Hungarian

3 entries
  • kanavász noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • vitorlavászon noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • vászon noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Irish

2 entries
  • anairt noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • canbhás noun (type of coarse cloth)

Italian

4 entries
  • canovaccio noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • tela noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • tela noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • intelare verb (to cover (an area or object) with canvas)

Japanese

4 entries
  • カンバス noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • キャンバス noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • キャンバス noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • ズック noun (type of coarse cloth)

Kazakh

1 entries
  • кенеп noun (type of coarse cloth)

Korean

4 entries
  • 범포 noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • 캔버스 noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • 타프 noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • 화폭 noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Lithuanian

1 entries
  • drobė noun (type of coarse cloth)

Lower Sorbian

2 entries
  • płotno noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • płotno noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Macedonian

2 entries
  • мушама noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • платно noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Malay

1 entries
  • kanvas noun (type of coarse cloth)

Māori

1 entries
  • kānawehi noun (type of coarse cloth)

Navajo

1 entries
  • níbaal noun (type of coarse cloth)

Norwegian Bokmål

2 entries
  • lerret noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • lerret noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Norwegian Nynorsk

2 entries
  • lerret noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • lerret noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Polish

2 entries
  • płótno noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • płótno noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Portuguese

2 entries
  • lona noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • tela noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Romanian

2 entries
  • canava noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • pânză noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Russian

4 entries
  • брезе́нт noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • паруси́на noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • полотно́ noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • холст noun (type of coarse cloth)

Serbo-Croatian

2 entries
  • platno noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • платно noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Slovak

1 entries
  • plátno noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Slovene

2 entries
  • platno noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • platno noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Spanish

4 entries
  • brabante noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • lienzo noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • lona noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • tela noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Swedish

1 entries
  • segelduk noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Tagalog

1 entries
  • lona noun (type of coarse cloth)

Thai

2 entries
  • ผ้าใบ noun (type of coarse cloth)
  • แคนวาส noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Turkish

2 entries
  • kanvas noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)
  • tuval noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Ukrainian

1 entries
  • полотно́ noun (piece of canvas cloth on which one may paint)

Sample sentences

24 total sentences available.

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This world is but canvas to our imaginations.

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Oil on canvas can never paint a petal so delicate.

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He swept his brush across the canvas.

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Groaning strangely she is hurling her overflowing passion onto the canvas!

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