portrait
The Mona Lisa, a portrait.
Meanings
Noun
- A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
- An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.
- A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.
Verb
Adjective
- Representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.
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Origin
- From Middle French portraict, pourtraict, nominal use of the past participle of portraire, from Latin prōtrahō.
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