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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 Word Forms
- ǰt· adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
Sade reveals the utopia she and her girlfriend, along with other fellow inmates, have been imagining, a collective portrait of a peaceful haven for “free formerly incarcerated Black girls.”
In "Fruitvale Station," Mr. Coogler exposed viewers to a portrait of Black male humanity counter to the picture displayed by the power structure culpable in the death of the Black male body.
Here are some of our favorite portraits of our special guests from this weekend.
Burnett selected his film’s songs with care, curating a fittingly soulful counterpoint to his critical portrait of inequality — not just in L.A. but in the country as a whole.
Across the country - where it is not uncommon for the smallest village to have a patron saint - church bells tolled and portraits of Pope Francis were hung inside churches as the faithful mourned.
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