portrait.
A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
Meaning & usage
A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.
The author painted a good portrait of urban life in New York in his latest book.
A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French portraict, pourtraict, nominal use of the past participle of portraire (“portray”), from Latin prōtrahō (< prō- + trahō). Compare typologically English drawing.
To portray; to draw.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French portraict, pourtraict, nominal use of the past participle of portraire (“portray”), from Latin prōtrahō (< prō- + trahō). Compare typologically English drawing.
Representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.
Where this word comes from
From Middle French portraict, pourtraict, nominal use of the past participle of portraire (“portray”), from Latin prōtrahō (< prō- + trahō). Compare typologically English drawing.
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