skjønnmale

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From skjønn +‎ male (“to paint”)

Verb

skjønnmale (imperative skjønnmal, present tense skjønnmaler, passive skjønnmales, simple past skjønnmalte, past participle skjønnmalt, present participle skjønnmalende)

1. to depict something or someone as being better than in reality. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

Related terms

• forskjønne
• skjønnmaleri

References

• “skjønnmale” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “skjønnmale” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).