portrait

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable) A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
2. (countable, figuratively) An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.
3. (countable, uncountable) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.

Verb

To portray; to draw.

Adj

Representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.

Synonyms

picture

image

likeness

painting

🖼️

photograph

drawing

portrayal

portraiture

statue

figure

illustration

photo

sketch

effigy

portray

imitation

reflection

description

icon

thumb print emperor

composition

thumb-print emperor

copy

depicted

drawn

ikon

make-believe

map

model

portrayed

profile

puppet

representation

snapshot

tablature

type

withdrawn

black-blotch emperor

blackspot emperor

drawn back

Translations

portrait

Porträt

ritratto

retrato

retrato

portret

Portrait

Bildnis

retrat

image

προσωπογραφία

πορτραίτο

Bild

portre

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɔːtɹeɪt/

Etymology

From Middle French portraict, pourtraict, nominal use of the past participle of portraire (“portray”), from Latin prōtrahō (< prō- + trahō).
Compare typologically English drawing.

Sentences

His eldest child was Allan Ramsay , the portrait painter .