portrait
A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
Other meanings
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.
Synonyms
- portrayal
Related words
- autoportrait
- microportrait
- miniportrait
- Portraitgate
- portraitlike
- mummy portrait
- pen portrait
- photo-portrait
- portraitist
- portraitor
- portrait painting
- self-portrait
Word history
From Latin "prōtrahō".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “portrait” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.