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portrait
[ pawr-trit, -treyt, pohr- ]
noun
- a likeness of a person, especially of the face, as a painting, drawing, or photograph:
a gallery of family portraits.
- a verbal picture or description, usually of a person:
a biography that provides a fascinating portrait of an 18th-century rogue.
adjective
- Digital Technology. relating to or producing vertical, upright orientation of computer or other digital output, with lines of data parallel to the two shorter sides of a page or screen. Compare landscape. Compare landscape ( def 8 ).
portrait
/ -treɪt; ˈpɔːtrɪt /
noun
- a painting, drawing, sculpture, photograph, or other likeness of an individual, esp of the face
- ( as modifier )
a portrait gallery
- a verbal description or picture, esp of a person's character
adjective
- printing (of a publication or an illustration in a publication) of greater height than width Compare landscape
Other Words From
- portrait·like adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The artist who created his new portrait said he toyed with the idea of picturing the actor without his famous facial hair.
"Lots of portraits, if you look back through history, are all of rather serious looking blokes sitting on a horse," he said.
“Streetcar” presents a portrait of postwar America in which masculinity was testing how far it could outrun the determinations of class.
In the end, the survey underscores a complex portrait of the Indian American community - one shaped by a blend of selective engagement, shifting political winds and varying personal experiences.
After my recent interview with him, Carney turned the camera to the portrait on the wall of the office from which he was talking to me: King Charles.
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