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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.
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 51Թ Forms
- portraitlike adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
“Prime Minister” is an essential political portrait in how it seeds optimism and concern, leaving you with hope that more Jacinda Arderns are in the wings ready to enshrine common sense, despite the risks.
Jeffrey Wright, an Emmy winner for “Angels in America” in 2004, channeled the Washington, D.C., world he grew up in to create a portrait of a dutiful government employee.
“When you walk in, it’s full of surprises,” Carlip tells me as we walk around the house on a sunny Friday morning and admire the Jason Mecier portrait of Willis made of trash trinkets.
Even without all that, L.A. has a raft of problems on its hands, and the close-up at the moment is not a pretty portrait.
“Sirens” updates that collage portrait, casting the modern billionaire not as gauche but reserved, a misunderstood figure we should trust.
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