self-portrait

[self-pawr-trit, -treyt, -pohr-, self-]

noun

1. a portrait of oneself done by oneself.

self-portrait

noun

1. a portrait one draws or paints of oneself

Word History and Origins

Origin of self-portrait¹

First recorded in 1830–40

Example Sentences

A cacophonous, wraparound self-portrait more than 40 feet tall by 70 feet long, it’s not just a visual assault, it’s too massive to be experienced in its setting.

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Discussing unmade films and dealing with an unruly pet iguana, Panahi renders an illuminating self-portrait.

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In a 1943 self-portrait in oil, he locks eyes with the viewer, the determined look on his face evidence of the solemn responsibility he felt to be an artistic voice for the oppressed.

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While fully sympathizing with her grief, many women have called Erika Kirk out for not being fully transparent in her self-portrait.

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The first time I saw the watch was not in real life but in a painting, a self-portrait.

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