portrait

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a word picture of a person's appearance and character
  2. noun any likeness of a person, in any medium

Etymology

From Middle French portraict, pourtraict, nominal use of the past participle of portraire (“portray”), from Latin prōtrahō (< prō- + trahō). Compare typologically English drawing.

In classic literature

Synonyms

portrayal, portraiture

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