silhouette
An artistic depiction, often of a person's profile, in the form of an outline without any other visual details, similar to a shadow, made by cutting a piece of black paper, filling in an outline with a solid colour (usually black), etc.
Other meanings
A dark outline of someone or something seen against a brighter background.
An outline of a garment as it appears on a wearer.
Related words
- empire silhouette
- in silhouette
Word history
From Basque "Ziloeta".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “silhouette” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.