Definitions for Portrait
ˈpɔr trɪt, -treɪt, ˈpoʊr-Por·trait

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. portrayal, portraiture, portrait(noun)

   a word picture of a person's appearance and character

2. portrait, portrayal(noun)

   any likeness of a person, in any medium

   "the photographer made excellent portraits"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. portrait(Noun)

   A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.

2. portrait(Noun)

   An accurate depiction of a mood.

   The author painted a good portrait of urban life in New York in his latest book.

3. portrait(Noun)

   a print mode or selection specifying the rectangle to be printed on having the vertical sides longer than the horizontal sides.

Origin: From portraict, pourtraict, nominal use of the past participle of portraire, from protraho.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Portrait(noun)

   the likeness of a person, painted, drawn, or engraved; commonly, a representation of the human face painted from real life

2. Portrait(noun)

   hence, any graphic or vivid delineation or description of a person; as, a portrait in words

3. Portrait(verb)

   to portray; to draw

Origin: [F., originally p. p. of portraire to portray. See Portray.]

Freebase(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Portrait

   A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position. A portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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.]

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Portrait' in Nouns Frequency: #1568

How to pronounce Portrait?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Portrait in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Portrait in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Portrait in a Sentence

1. John Singer Sargent:

   Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

2. R.J. Intindola:

   In the end, your will and heart will determine the portrait of your life.

3. Marcus Tullius Cicero:

   The countenance is the portrait of the soul, and the eyes mark its intentions.

4. Commitment To Excellence:

   Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with excellence.

5. Todd Hochberg of Evanston:

   It is not a portrait of a dead child, but rather this incredible unfolding story of love and loss.

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