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- [pawr-trit, -treyt, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr trɪt, -treɪt, ˈpoʊr-/
- /ˈpɔː.trət/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pawr-trit, -treyt, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr trɪt, -treɪt, ˈpoʊr-/
Definitions of portrait word
- noun portrait a likeness of a person, especially of the face, as a painting, drawing, or photograph: a gallery of family portraits. 1
- noun portrait a verbal picture or description, usually of a person: a biography that provides a fascinating portrait of an 18th-century rogue. 1
- adjective portrait Digital Technology. relating to or producing vertical, upright orientation of computer or other digital output, with lines of data parallel to the two shorter sides of a page or screen. Compare landscape. Compare landscape (def 8). 1
- noun portrait painting of person 1
- noun portrait photo of person 1
- noun portrait description of sb/sth 1
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Origin of portrait
First appearance:
before 1560 One of the 32% oldest English words
1560-70; < Middle French: a drawing, image, etc., noun use of past participle of portraire to portray
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Parts of speech for Portrait
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
portrait popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
portrait usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for portrait
noun portrait
- artwork — Artwork is drawings and photographs that are prepared in order to be included in something such as a book or advertisement.
- artworks — Printing. the elements that constitute a mechanical, as type, proofs, and illustrations. a mechanical; paste-up.
- canvas — Canvas is a strong, heavy cloth that is used for making things such as tents, sails, and bags.
- cityscape — an urban landscape; view of a city
- close up — If someone closes up a building, they shut it completely and securely, often because they are going away.
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