You queried:

vignette "

Results retrieved for:
    • \ vin-ˈyet \

    Your query is not considered offensive by any official sources.

    ( some results may take a moment to update )


    [Noun]  | "vi*gnette" | \ vin-ˈyet \


    1: a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper

    2: the pictorial part of a postage stamp design as distinguished from the frame and lettering

    3: a short descriptive literary sketch


    Origin: 1611 ;

     French, from Middle French vignete, from diminutive of vigne vine {mat|vine:1|};

    [Verb]  | "vignette" 


    1: to finish (something, such as a photograph) like a vignette

    2: to describe briefly


    Origin: 1853 ;

    [Verb]  | "vignette" 


    [Noun]  | "vignette" 


    1: a vivid representation in words of someone or something;


      * e.g., " ... the general's memoirs are filled with revealing vignettes of some of the war's most compelling personalities "



    •  Antonyms : 

    • (N/A)





     [ "vignette" ]

    1: In the context of Photography, a vignette is often regarded as the darker corners around a photograph. The most popular photography craze associated with heavily vignetted images is lomography. It is often a desired technique to emphasise focus on the motif, and is a technique replicable in the darkroom.

      * e.g.,  ... Lomography (The LCA Camera in particular) has a powerful vignette tool which adds a more dramatic effect to the photographs produced. 


     [ "vignette" ]

    2: Correctly pronounced as vin-yette.

     [ "vagina vignettes" ]

    1: The female equivalent of penis pictures. Things that my grandma used to take.

      * e.g.,  ... Jeff: guess what I found in the attic 

     No results from Words API...

     No results from Linguatools Conjugations API...

     No results from Words API...

     No results from Word Associations API...


    * Query The Library of Babel *
    * Query Wikipedia *
    * Query Google *

    * Discuss! *


    You must be signed in to post comments!


    Top comments for:
    "vignette"