Definitions for portraitˈpɔr trɪt, -treɪt, ˈpoʊr-

This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word portrait

Princeton's WordNet

  1. portrayal, portraiture, portrait(noun)

    a word picture of a person's appearance and character

  2. portrait, portrayal(noun)

    any likeness of a person, in any medium

    "the photographer made excellent portraits"


  1. portrait(Noun)


  2. portrait(Noun)

    An accurate depiction of a mood.


  3. portrait(Noun)

    a print mode or selection specifying the rectangle to be printed on having the vertical sides longer than the horizontal sides.

  4. Origin: From portraict, pourtraict, nominal use of the past participle of portraire, from protraho.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Portrait(noun)


  2. Portrait(noun)


  3. Portrait(verb)

    to portray; to draw

  4. Origin: [F., originally p. p. of portraire to portray. See Portray.]


  1. Portrait


British National Corpus

  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'portrait' in Nouns Frequency: #1568

Sample Sentences & Example Usage

  1. John Singer Sargent:

    Every time I paint a portrait I lose a friend.

  2. Marcus Tullius Cicero:


  3. Commitment To Excellence:


  4. Todd Hochberg of Evanston:

    It is not a portrait of a dead child, but rather this incredible unfolding story of love and loss.

  5. Leo Sheng:

    I hope that my portrait can inspire those who have the ability to share their own stories to find their voices.

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