portrait

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A portrait of the Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci

adjective

Portrait is defined as the orientation of a page, where the longest side goes from top to bottom.
An example of portrait is when an image is taller than it is wide.

noun

The definition of a portrait is a drawn, painted or carved picture of the fact of something or someone.
An example of a portrait is the Mona Lisa painting.

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portrait

Obs. a drawn, painted, or carved picture of something
1. a painting, drawing, engraving, or sculpture whose subject is an actual person; often, specif., one made from life
2. a photograph whose posed subject is an actual person
a description or dramatic portrayal of a person, society, etc.: a rousing portrait of 18th-cent. London

Origin of portrait

MFr, past participle of portraire: see portray

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portrait

noun

A likeness of a person, especially one showing the face, that is created by a painter or photographer, for example.
A verbal representation or description, especially of a person.
A dramatic representation of a character: the actor's portrait of the famous general.
The orientation of a page such that the longer side runs from top to bottom.

Origin of portrait

French from Old French image from past participle of portraire to portray ; see portray .

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Noun

(plural portraits)

A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
(figuratively) An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.
The author painted a good portrait of urban life in New York in his latest book.
(computing, printing) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.

Antonyms

(print mode or selection): landscape
(print mode or selection): profile

Verb

(third-person singular simple present portraits, present participle portraiting, simple past and past participle portraited)

(obsolete) To portray; to draw.

Adjective

(not comparable)

Representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.
a portrait bust; a portrait statue

Origin

From Middle French portraict, pourtraict, nominal use of the past participle of portraire (“portray"), from Latin prÅtrahÅ.

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portrait - Computer Definition

An orientation that is tall and narrow like a letter page. Also known as a "page orientation." Except for videos, most content on the Web is in a portrait style. See portrait monitor and landscape.

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