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portrait

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpɔːrtrɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈpɔrtrɪt, -treɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pôr′trit, -trāt, pōr′-)



WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
por•trait /ˈpɔrtrɪt, -treɪt/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a representation of a person, esp. of the face:a portrait of a woman with just the slightest smile.
  2. a description, in words, writing, or film, usually of a person:The movie provides a revealing portrait of the late humanitarian.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
por•trait  (pôr′trit, -trāt, pōr′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a likeness of a person, esp. of the face, as a painting, drawing, or photograph:a gallery of family portraits.
  2. a verbal picture or description, usually of a person:a biography that provides a fascinating portrait of an 18th-century rogue.
  • Middle French: a drawing, image, etc., noun, nominal use of past participle of portraire to portray
  • 1560–70
por′trait•like′, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
portrait /ˈpɔːtrɪt; -treɪt/ n
  1. a painting, drawing, sculpture, photograph, or other likeness of an individual, esp of the face
  2. a verbal description or picture, esp of a person's character
 adj
  1. (of a publication or an illustration in a publication) of greater height than width
'portrait' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Collocations: have your portrait [taken, painted], [takes] portraits (for a living), a portrait of [George Washington], more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "portrait" in the title:

... he knows that his portrait will change/ would change /would have changed in his place
(that portrait) could very well be by her
(to) hang a portrait
a lone portrait of Archie; his brother, Campbell; Peg; and their late father
A Portrait of Dorian Gray
A portrait of the President was hung in the conference room.
canine portrait or dog portrait?
commission a portrait or order a portrait?
Dorian wished that he could stay young while his portrait would grow old
Expeditionary Self-Portrait
family portrait or family photo
full-frontal portrait
her portrait
holy portrait?
in the portrait gallery of fame
lacerating portrait
On/In the picture, photo or portrait??
paint something in portrait format
painting a detailed portrait of me.
peered through the cover and made out a fogged portrait
pictures in the National Portrait Gallery's <care>
plural of portrait
porous portrait
portrait and landscape modes
"portrait" collocation
Portrait exhibition OR Exhibition of portraits
portrait of an/the average businessman, manager, etc.
portrait of the artist
Portrait painter and Portrait artist
portrait painting came relatively 'low in the academic hierarchy of genres'
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