portrait
/ˈpɔːtɹeɪt/ · noun
Meaning
- 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.
- To portray; to draw.
- Representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.
Etymology / origin
From Middle French portraict, pourtraict, nominal use of the past participle of portraire (“portray”), from Latin prōtrahō (< prō- + trahō). Compare typologically English drawing.
- prōtrahō(la)→
- portraict(frm)→
- portrait (English)
- Relations: der, der
Related words
Descendant words
- portráid(Irish) (der)
- ポートレート(Japanese) (bor)
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