Definition of portraiture Portraiture

por•trai•ture

We found 10 definitions of portraiture from 5 different sources.

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What does portraiture mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: portraitures

portraiture - the activity of making portraits
  delineation, depiction, portrayal a drawing of the outlines of forms or objects
portraiture - a word picture of a person's appearance and character
  portrayal, portrait
  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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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • portraiture (n.)
    A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that which is copied from some example or model.
  • portraiture (n.)
    Pictures, collectively; painting.
  • portraiture (n.)
    The art or practice of making portraits.
  • portraiture (v. t.)
    To represent by a portrait, or as by a portrait; to portray.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • portraiture
    The visual representation of a person or an object.

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