Portrait meaning
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.
adjective
The orientation of a page such that the longer side runs from top to bottom.
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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A likeness of a person, especially one showing the face, that is created by a painter or photographer, for example.
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A verbal representation or description, especially of a person.
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A dramatic representation of a character.
The actor's portrait of the famous general.
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(computing, printing) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.
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A drawn, painted, or carved picture of something.
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A description or dramatic portrayal of a person, society, etc.
A rousing portrait of 18th-cent. London.
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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.
A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
noun
(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.
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Representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.
A portrait bust; a portrait statue.
adjective
Origin of portrait
- French from Old French image from past participle of portraire to portray portray
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Middle French portraict, pourtraict, nominal use of the past participle of portraire (“portray"), from Latin prÅtrahÅ.
From Wiktionary