portrait
adjective
1. Representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.
- a portrait bust; a portrait statue
noun
1. a word picture of a person's appearance and character
Similar word(s): portraiture, portrayal
Definition categories: communication, characterization, delineation, depiction, picture
2. any likeness of a person, in any medium
- the photographer made excellent portraits
Similar word(s): portrayal
Definition categories: man–made, likeness, semblance
Sentences with portrait as a noun:
- The author painted a good portrait of urban life in New York in his latest book.
verb
1. (obsolete) To portray; to draw.