portraiture

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a word picture of a person's appearance and character
  2. noun the activity of making portraits

Etymology

From Middle English portraiture, portrature, purtraiture, pourtreture, from Old French portraiture, pourtraiture and Anglo-Norman purtraiture.

In classic literature

Synonyms

portrayal, portrait

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