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portrait
[pawr-trit, -treyt, pohr-]
noun
a likeness of a person, especially of the face, as a painting, drawing, or photograph.
a gallery of family portraits.
a verbal picture or description, usually of a person.
a biography that provides a fascinating portrait of an 18th-century rogue.
adjective
Digital Technology., relating to or producing vertical, upright orientation of computer or other digital output, with lines of data parallel to the two shorter sides of a page or screen. Compare landscape.
portrait
/ -treɪt, ˈpɔːtrɪt /
noun
a painting, drawing, sculpture, photograph, or other likeness of an individual, esp of the face
( as modifier )
a portrait gallery
a verbal description or picture, esp of a person's character
adjective
printing (of a publication or an illustration in a publication) of greater height than width Compare landscape
Other Word Forms
- portraitlike adjective
Word History and Origins
Example Sentences
The metal ring adds minimal weight when attached and allows the phone to stand in portrait or landscape modes—perfect for reading, watching videos, and propping up the phone as a bedside alarm clock.
It’s a dazzling assembly of portraits and self-portraits, scenes of everyday life, and the occasional religious or mythological theme.
His office is full of memorabilia from his own projects mixed with photos of Old Hollywood, including one signed by George Burns and a portrait of Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe from “The Misfits.”
Trier wisely leaves the specifics of this father-daughter tension vague, painting his characters gingerly and with loving detail until the knockout final stretch of the film pulls back, revealing a full family portrait.
Mapplethorpe genuflects at the altar of that icon with a platinum portrait of Warhol, backed by a halo of light and surrounded by silk panels that form a cross.
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