Definition of portrait Portrait

/pɔˈɹtɹʌt/ - [portrut] - por•trait

We found 13 definitions of portrait from 7 different sources.

What does portrait mean?

Noun Plural: portraits
portrait - any likeness of a person, in any medium; "the photographer made excellent portraits"
		portrayal
		likeness, semblance picture consisting of a graphic image of a person or thing
		half-length a portrait showing the body from only the waist up
portrait - a word picture of a person's appearance and character
		portrayal, portraiture
		word-painting, word picture, characterisation, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture a graphic or vivid verbal description; "too often the narrative was interrupted by long word pictures"; "the author gives a depressing picture of life in Poland"; "the pamphlet contained brief characterizations of famous Vermonters"

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portrait (Noun)
A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
portrait (Noun)
An accurate depiction of a mood.
portrait (Noun)
A print mode or selection specifying the rectangle to be printed on having the vertical sides longer than the horizontal sides.
portrait (Verb)
To portray; to draw.

portrait (n.)
The likeness of a person, painted, drawn, or engraved; commonly, a representation of the human face painted from real life.
portrait (n.)
Hence, any graphic or vivid delineation or description of a person; as, a portrait in words.
portrait (v. t.)
To portray; to draw.

portrait
Representation of a person, for example on a painting, or on a photograph.

portrait
pōr′trāt, n. the likeness of a person, esp. of his face: a vivid description in words.—v.t. (obs.) to portray.—ns. Por′traitist, a portrait-painter; Por′traiture, a likeness: the drawing of portraits, or describing in words: a collection of pictures.—v.t. Portray (pōr-trā′), to paint or draw the likeness of: to describe in words: (obs.) to adorn.—ns. Portray′al, the act of portraying; Portray′er.—Composite portraits, a method of indicating the facial characteristics of a family or group of persons, while at the same time suppressing the peculiarities of individual members. [O. Fr. portrait, portraire—L. pro, forth, trahĕre, to draw.]

A portrait is a painting or a photograph of a person's face and its expression. The purpose of a portrait is to show the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is actually not a snapshot, but a calm image of a person in a still position. A portrait normally shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer.