Portrayal — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a word picture of a person's appearance and character

acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pɔːɹtɹˈeɪəl/

🇬🇧British English

/pɔːtɹˈeɪəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pɔːtɹˈeɪəl/

2 syllables Say it as /pɔːɹtɹˈeɪəl/.

Examples

the photographer made excellent portraits

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

portraying delineation portraiture portrait characterization depiction personation enactment depicting

Parts of Speech

noun	a word picture of a person's appearance and character
noun	acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture
noun	a representation by picture or portraiture
noun	any likeness of a person, in any medium “the photographer made excellent portraits”
noun	representation by drawing or painting etc

Word Forms

portray	verb	portray in words
enact	verb	act out; represent or perform as if in a play
personate	verb	pretend to be someone you are not; sometimes with fraudulent intentions
depict	verb	make a portrait of
delineate	verb	show the form or outline of

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Darstellung

ein Wortbild des Aussehens und Charakters einer Person

🇫🇷French

représentation

une image verbale de l'apparence et du caractère d'une personne

🇪🇸Spanish

representación

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

🇮🇹Italian

rappresentazione

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

🇳🇱Dutch

afbeelding

een woordbeeld van iemands uiterlijk en karakter

🇵🇹Portuguese

retrato

uma imagem verbal da aparência e caráter de uma pessoa

🇷🇺Russian

изображение

словесное изображение внешности и характера человека

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वर्णन

किसी व्यक्ति के रूप और चरित्र का शब्द चित्र

🇧🇩Bengali

চিত্রায়ন

একজন ব্যক্তির চেহারা এবং চরিত্রের একটি শব্দ ছবি

🇮🇳Tamil

சித்தரிப்பு

ஒரு நபரின் தோற்றம் மற்றும் தன்மை பற்றிய ஒரு சொல் படம்

🇮🇳Telugu

చిత్రణ

ఒక వ్యక్తి యొక్క రూపాన్ని మరియు పాత్ర యొక్క పద చిత్రం

🇮🇳Marathi

चित्रण

एखाद्या व्यक्तीचे स्वरूप आणि वर्ण यांचे शब्द चित्र

🇮🇳Gujarati

ચિત્રણ

વ્યક્તિના દેખાવ અને પાત્રનું શબ્દ ચિત્ર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚಿತ್ರಣ

ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ನೋಟ ಮತ್ತು ಪಾತ್ರದ ಪದ ಚಿತ್ರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചിത്രീകരണം

ഒരു വ്യക്തിയുടെ രൂപത്തിൻ്റെയും സ്വഭാവത്തിൻ്റെയും ഒരു വാക്ക് ചിത്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚਿੱਤਰਣ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਦਿੱਖ ਅਤੇ ਚਰਿੱਤਰ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਤਸਵੀਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

تصویر کشی

کسی شخص کی ظاہری شکل اور کردار کی لفظی تصویر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

描绘

一个人的外貌和性格的文字图片

🇯🇵Japanese

描写

人の外見や性格を表す言葉

🇰🇷Korean

초상

사람의 외모와 성격을 나타내는 단어 그림

🇻🇳Vietnamese

miêu tả

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

🇹🇭Thai

การพรรณนา

ภาพคำของรูปลักษณ์และลักษณะของบุคคล

🇮🇩Indonesian

lukisan

gambaran kata tentang penampilan dan karakter seseorang

🇵🇭Filipino

paglalarawan

isang word picture ng hitsura at karakter ng isang tao

🇲🇾Malay

penggambaran

gambaran perkataan tentang rupa dan perwatakan seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تصوير

صورة كلامية لمظهر الشخص وشخصيته

🇮🇷Persian

به تصویر کشیدن

تصویر کلمه ای از ظاهر و شخصیت یک فرد

🇹🇷Turkish

tasvir

bir kişinin görünüşünün ve karakterinin resmi

🇮🇱Hebrew

צִיוּר

תמונת מילים של מראהו ואופיו של אדם

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'portrayal'?

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

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'portrayal' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'portrayal' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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

'portrayal' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'portrayal' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'portrayal' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'portrayal' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'portrayal' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'portrayal' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'portrayal' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted