graffiti

CEFRC1

/ɡɹəˈfiː.ti/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Words or pictures written or painted on public walls.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Informal inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., as opposed to official inscriptions.

Examples

  • Who do you think wrote that graffiti on the wall?

  • It's not graffiti; it's Banksy!

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. To mark a surface with such images.

  2. Drawings or words drawn on a surface in a public place, usually made without authorization.

More examples

In context

  • The wall was covered with graffiti.

  • The city council spends thousands of pounds removing graffiti from public buildings.

  • The underpass is a popular place for graffiti artists.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

Borrowed from Italian graffiti, from graffito, from graffire, borrowed from Ancient Greek γρᾰ́φω (grắphō, “to write”), from Proto-Hellenic *grə́pʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *gerbʰ-.