portraiture

Meaning

1. (countable, uncountable) A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model.
2. (countable, uncountable) The art of painting or photographing portraits.
3. (countable, uncountable) A portrait (or portraits considered as a group).

Synonyms

portrait

portrayal

depiction

drawing

figure

illustration

image

design

likeness

map

pattern

picture

portraying

graphic file

description

diagram

representation

sketching

symbolization

typification

view

delineation

Translations

retrato

desenho

image

Porträtphotographie

شكل

illustration

صورة

رسم توضيحي

retrat

رسم

Abbildung

صورة فوتوغرافية

صورة شخصية

figure

خريطة

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹɪtjʊə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: portraiture

In summary

From Middle English portraiture, portrature, purtraiture, pourtreture, from Old French portraiture, pourtraiture and Anglo-Norman purtraiture.