portrait

(noun, adjective, verb)

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.