Portrait — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

any likeness of a person, in any medium

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɔːɹtɹɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈɔːtɹeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈɔːtɹeɪt/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɔːɹtɹɪt/.

Examples

the photographer made excellent portraits

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

portraiture portrayal

Parts of Speech

noun	a word picture of a person's appearance and character
noun	any likeness of a person, in any medium “the photographer made excellent portraits”

Word Forms

portray

verb

portray in words

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Porträt

ein Wortbild des Aussehens und Charakters einer Person

🇪🇸Spanish

retrato

una imagen verbal de la apariencia y el carácter de una persona

🇮🇹Italian

ritratto

un'immagine verbale dell'aspetto e del carattere di una persona

🇳🇱Dutch

portret

een woordbeeld van iemands uiterlijk en karakter

🇵🇹Portuguese

retrato

uma imagem verbal da aparência e caráter de uma pessoa

🇷🇺Russian

портрет

словесное изображение внешности и характера человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चित्र

किसी व्यक्ति के रूप और चरित्र का शब्द चित्र

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রতিকৃতি

একজন ব্যক্তির চেহারা এবং চরিত্রের একটি শব্দ ছবি

🇮🇳Tamil

உருவப்படம்

ஒரு நபரின் தோற்றம் மற்றும் தன்மை பற்றிய ஒரு சொல் படம்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిత్తరువు

ఒక వ్యక్తి యొక్క రూపాన్ని మరియు పాత్ర యొక్క పద చిత్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

पोर्ट्रेट

एखाद्या व्यक्तीचे स्वरूप आणि वर्ण यांचे शब्द चित्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

પોટ્રેટ

વ્યક્તિના દેખાવ અને પાત્રનું શબ્દ ચિત્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಾವಚಿತ್ರ

ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ನೋಟ ಮತ್ತು ಪಾತ್ರದ ಪದ ಚಿತ್ರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഛായാചിത്രം

ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ രൂപത്തിൻ്റെയും സ്വഭാവത്തിൻ്റെയും ഒരു വാക്ക് ചിത്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੋਰਟਰੇਟ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਦਿੱਖ ਅਤੇ ਚਰਿੱਤਰ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਤਸਵੀਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

پورٹریٹ

کسی شخص کی ظاہری شکل اور کردار کی لفظی تصویر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

肖像

一个人的外貌和性格的文字图片

🇯🇵Japanese

肖像画

人の外見や性格を表す言葉

🇰🇷Korean

초상화

사람의 외모와 성격을 나타내는 단어 그림

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chân dung

một hình ảnh từ về ngoại hình và tính cách của một người

🇹🇭Thai

ภาพเหมือน

ภาพคำของรูปลักษณ์และลักษณะของบุคคล

🇮🇩Indonesian

potret

gambaran kata tentang penampilan dan karakter seseorang

🇲🇾Malay

potret

gambaran perkataan tentang rupa dan perwatakan seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

لَوحَة

صورة كلامية لمظهر الشخص وشخصيته

🇮🇷Persian

پرتره

تصویر کلمه ای از ظاهر و شخصیت یک فرد

🇹🇷Turkish

portre

bir kişinin görünüşünün ve karakterinin resmi

🇮🇱Hebrew

דְיוֹקָן

תמונת מילים של מראהו ואופיו של אדם

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The primary meaning of 'portrait' is 'a word picture of a person's appearance and character'.

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In which domain is the word 'portrait' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

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