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portrait en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɔɹtɹət/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈpɔɹtɹeɪt/ (General-American)
• /ˈpoʊɹtɹət/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˈpoʊɹtɹeɪt/ (rare) rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˈpoətɹɪt/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˈpɔːtɹeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpoətɹeɪt/ (rare) non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˈpɔːtɹɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle French portraict, pourtraict, nominal use of the past participle of portraire (“portray”), from Latin prōtrahō (< prō- + trahō). Compare typologically English drawing.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.
   • a portrait bust; a portrait statue

Forms

portrait en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɔɹtɹət/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈpɔɹtɹeɪt/ (General-American)
• /ˈpoʊɹtɹət/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˈpoʊɹtɹeɪt/ (rare) rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˈpoətɹɪt/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˈpɔːtɹeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpoətɹeɪt/ (rare) non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˈpɔːtɹɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle French portraict, pourtraict, nominal use of the past participle of portraire (“portray”), from Latin prōtrahō (< prō- + trahō). Compare typologically English drawing.

Meanings

1. (countable) A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
   • In portraits, the grace, and, we may add, the likeness, consists more in the general air than in the exact similitude of every feature. a. 1792, Joshua Reynolds, Discourses on Painting and the Fine Arts:
2. (countable, 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.
   • She showed me her portrait, written by herself. I only remember what she states of her mouth, which, she says, was not only beautiful and red, but had a thousand little natural airs and graces not to be found in any other mouth. Oh, I must not forget her figure, which, she assured the reader, was the best-made and the finest that could be seen: nothing could be more regular, more graceful, or more easy. 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], Francesca Carrara. […], volume I, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, pages 232–233:
3. (countable, uncountable) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.

Forms

Antonyms

landscape (antonym(s) of “print mode or selection”) · profile (antonym(s) of “print mode or selection”)

Deriveds

portraitist · portrait painting · swagger portrait · autoportrait · Fayum portrait · miniportrait · microportrait · self-portrait · Faiyum portrait · portraitor · photo-portrait · Portraitgate · mummy portrait · portraitlike · pen portrait

Descendants

portráid

Relateds

portray · trait

Translations (133)

uz portret (painting of a person) · el προσωπογραφία (painting of a person) · yi פּאָרטרעט (painting of a person) · ja 肖像 (painting of a person) · hi तस्वीर (painting of a person) · bg портре́т (painting of a person) · sv porträtt (painting of a person) · ja 画像 (painting of a person) · id potret (painting of a person) · de Porträt (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · mk портре́т (painting of a person) · mk опис (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · es modo vertical (print mode) · lt portretas (painting of a person) · eu argazkia (painting of a person) · pt retrato (print mode) · ko 초상화 (painting of a person) · de Portrait (painting of a person) · ru портре́т (painting of a person) · ota تصویر (painting of a person) · hu portré (painting of a person) · gl retrato (painting of a person) · el πορτραίτο (painting of a person) · ka სურათი (painting of a person) · de Hochformat (print mode) · sa चित्राकृति (painting of a person) · ug پورترېت (painting of a person) · az şəkil (painting of a person) · es modo retrato (print mode) · hi चित्र (painting of a person) · ms potret (painting of a person) · ca retrat (painting of a person) · mk приказ (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · ka პორტრეტი (painting of a person) · uk портре́т (painting of a person) · pl portret (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · sl portret (painting of a person) · sh pòrtrēt (painting of a person) · ru парсу́на (painting of a person) · ur چِتْر (painting of a person) · es retrato (painting of a person) · ca retrat (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · ky портрет (painting of a person) · nb portrett (painting of a person) · vo pöträt (painting of a person) · ru изображе́ние (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · ty hohoʻa (painting of a person) · fi potretti (painting of a person) · it ritratto (print mode) · hu álló (print mode) · sh по̀ртре̄т (painting of a person) · bg вертика́лна ориента́ция (print mode) · tl ritrato (painting of a person) · el πορτραίτο (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · eo portreto (painting of a person) · bn প্রতিকৃতি (painting of a person) · be партрэ́т (painting of a person) · hu arckép (painting of a person) · sw picha (painting of a person) · ga portráid (print mode) · da portræt (painting of a person) · bg изображе́ние (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · ru портре́т (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · ga portráid (painting of a person) · ro portret (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · tr portre (print mode) · ko 초상 (painting of a person) · ru описа́ние (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · alt кижиниҥ сӱри (painting of a person) · sq portret (painting of a person) · cs portrét (painting of a person) · br poltred (painting of a person) · cs portrét (print mode) · sk portrét (painting of a person) · ur تَصْوِیر (painting of a person) · ka პორტრეტი (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · de Portrait (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · my ပုံတူကား (painting of a person) · cmn 寫照 /写照 (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · pl portret (painting of a person) · fi muotokuva (painting of a person) · az portret (painting of a person) · kk портрет (painting of a person) · es retrato (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · mi nohotū (print mode) · fa-ira پُرْتْرِه (painting of a person) · tk portret (painting of a person) · cs na výšku (print mode) · sh по̀ртре̄т (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · pdt Petrett (painting of a person) · lv portrets (painting of a person) · hy դիմանկար (painting of a person) · nl staand (print mode) · tr tasvir (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · fr portrait (painting of a person) · it ritratto (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · et portree (painting of a person) · ps تصوير (painting of a person) · he דְּיוֹקָן (painting of a person) · lb Portrait (painting of a person) · nl portret (painting of a person) · sh pòrtrēt (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · tg портрет (painting of a person) · cmn 肖像 (painting of a person) · de Porträt (painting of a person) · vi chân dung (painting of a person) · fr portrait (print mode) · ar بُورْتْرِيَّة (painting of a person) · nb portrettmaleri (painting of a person) · alt портрет (painting of a person) · mk слика (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · pt retrato (painting of a person) · ro descriere (an accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.) · tg тасвир (painting of a person) · af portret (painting of a person) · da kontrafej (painting of a person) · nn portrett (painting of a person) · mn хөрөг (painting of a person) · hy պատկեր (painting of a person) · cmn 畫像 /画像 (painting of a person) · tr portre (painting of a person) · cs podobizna (painting of a person) · th ภาพเหมือน (painting of a person) · hu képmás (painting of a person) · myv чаманеявкс (painting of a person) · ro portret (painting of a person) · ast retratu (painting of a person) · it ritratto (painting of a person) · el κατακόρυφος προσανατολισμός (print mode) · ar صُورَة (painting of a person) · fa-ira تَصْویر (painting of a person) · ru портре́тная ориента́ция (print mode) · sv avbildning (painting of a person)

portrait en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈpɔɹtɹət/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈpɔɹtɹeɪt/ (General-American)
• /ˈpoʊɹtɹət/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˈpoʊɹtɹeɪt/ (rare) rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˈpoətɹɪt/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˈpɔːtɹeɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈpoətɹeɪt/ (rare) non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˈpɔːtɹɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle French portraict, pourtraict, nominal use of the past participle of portraire (“portray”), from Latin prōtrahō (< prō- + trahō). Compare typologically English drawing.

Meanings

1. (obsolete) To portray; to draw.
   • But all as in most exquisite pictures, they vse to blaze and portrait, not only the daintie lineaments or beautie, but also round about it to shadowe the rude thickets and craggy clifts 1579, Immeritô [pseudonym; Edmund Spenser], The Shepheardes Calender: […], London: […] Hugh Singleton, […], →OCLC:
   • Methinkes yᵉ picture of Sᵗ George fighting with yᵉ Dragon hath some resemblance of Sᵗ Michael fighting with the Devil, who is pourtrated like a Dragon. 1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 69:

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