Definitions for Portrayal
pɔrˈtreɪ əl, poʊr-por·tray·al

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. portrayal, portraiture, portraitnoun

   a word picture of a person's appearance and character

2. portrayal, characterization, enactment, personationnoun

   acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

3. depicting, depiction, portraying, portrayalnoun

   a representation by picture or portraiture

4. portrait, portrayalnoun

   any likeness of a person, in any medium

   "the photographer made excellent portraits"

5. depiction, delineation, portrayalnoun

   representation by drawing or painting etc

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. portrayalnoun

   The act of portraying.

2. portrayalnoun

   The result of portraying; a representation, description, or portrait.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. portrayal

   A portrayal is the act of representing or describing someone or something in a particular way, often through art, literature, drama, or other mediums. It can also refer to the image or depiction itself.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Portrayalnoun

   the act or process of portraying; description; delineation

Matched Categories

1. • Likeness
   • Pictorial Representation
   • Representational Process
   • Word Picture

Anagrams for Portrayal »

1. parlatory

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1. Alex

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Portrayal in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Portrayal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Portrayal in a Sentence

1. Beauton Gilbow:

   I have been made aware that a video of me that is circulating on social media and in the news, i am heartbroken by the portrayal that I am in some way racist. I have friends of all race and do not tolerate any form of discrimination in my life. The song in the background was the sound of.

2. Matthew Perry:

   Jobs like this( ‘ The Kennedy’s - After Camelot ’) and writing … they are more interesting to me, he told us. I don't even know how many episodes of sitcoms I’ve done, but I’ve done a lot of them and this stuff is more interesting. The actor said he took on the role because it posed a challenge. I took this job because it scared me. I read the first four scripts and the portrayal scared me.

3. Jonathan Kasdan:

   There’s a fluidity to Donald and Billy Dee’s [portrayal of Lando’s] sexuality, i mean, I would have loved to have gotten a more explicitly LGBT character into this movie. I think it’s time, certainly, for that, and I love the fluidity ? sort of the spectrum of sexuality that Donald appeals to and that droids are a part of.

4. Hillary Clinton:

   The way that Hillary Clinton’s been talked about in the media is so gendered and rabidly sexist in every single portrayal, whether it’s the attacks on her personal life or the adjectives that are used to describe her clothing, we have to do a full reexamination.

5. Kathryn Ness:

   At our living history museum, these and future findings will help us further refine our exhibits, as we use archaeological evidence and historical documents as the basis for our portrayal of the past.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Portrayal
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Portrayal
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Portrayal