Portrait meaning

What does “portrait” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“portrait” is a noun with 2 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a word picture of a person's appearance and character.

portrait

noun

  1. a word picture of a person's appearance and character

  2. any likeness of a person, in any medium

    “the photographer made excellent portraits”

    Synonymsportrayal

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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