portrait
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,671 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,252 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- a word picture of a person's appearance and character also: portrayal, portraiture
- any likeness of a person, in any medium also: portrayal the photographer made excellent portraits
portrait in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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He commenced by sketching his own portrait.
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1
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I did a portrait of Singapore for "Wired Magazine".
William Gibson Interviewed · Giuseppe Salza · Chapter 1
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His father's portrait stood on the desk, and a painting of his long-dead mother.
The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1
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It was a portrait, very crudely done, of a singularly repulsive child of about ten or eleven years old.
The Little Nugget · P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse · Chapter 1
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One day when the Prince was visiting the Queen in her own apartments he was much struck by a most beautiful portrait.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1