graffiti

Speech parts

1. graffiti - Noun

2. graffiti - Verb

Meaning

Inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., found on the walls of ancient sepulchers or ruins, as in the Catacombs, or at Pompeii.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

graffito inscription tag etching lettering vandalism parietal disfigurement scrawl epigraphy defacement daubing cacography street art tagging
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Antonyms

remove plain rejection blank delete erase
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Hypernyms

decoration ornament ornamentation

Phrases with the word

graffiti knitting fitting graffiti graffiti art graffiti writing

Examples

Poetry is eternal graffiti written in the heart of everyone. Lawrence Ferlinghetti

Gray hair is God's graffiti. Bill Cosby

I am writing graffiti on your body. I am drawing the story of how hard we tried. Ani DiFranco

People say graffiti is ugly, irresponsible and childish... but that's only if it's done properly. Banksy

Writing graffiti is about the most honest way you can be an artist. It takes no money to do it, you don't need an education to understand it, and there's no admission fee. Banksy

Remember crime against property is not real crime. People look at an oil painting and admire the use of brushstrokes to convey meaning. People look at a graffiti painting and admire the use of a drainpipe to gain access. Banksy

Close letter words and terms

graffer Graffias graffillid graffiti art graffiti artist graffiti bomber