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- [pawr-tri-cher, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr trɪ tʃər, ˈpoʊr-/
- /ˈpɔː.trɪ.tʃə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pawr-tri-cher, pohr-]
- /ˈpɔr trɪ tʃər, ˈpoʊr-/
Definitions of portraiture word
- noun portraiture the art or an instance of making portraits. 1
- noun portraiture a pictorial representation; portrait. 1
- noun portraiture a verbal picture. 1
- noun portraiture art of depicting a person's likeness 1
- uncountable noun portraiture Portraiture is the art of painting or drawing portraits. 0
- noun portraiture the practice or art of making portraits 0
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Origin of portraiture
First appearance:
before 1325 One of the 16% oldest English words
1325-75; Middle English < Middle French; see portrait, -ure
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Parts of speech for Portraiture
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
portraiture popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
portraiture usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for portraiture
noun portraiture
- blow by blow — precisely detailed; describing every minute detail and step: a blow-by-blow account of the tennis match; a blow-by-blow report on the wedding ceremony.
- characterization — Characterization is the way an author or an actor describes or shows what a character is like.
- characterizations — portrayal; description: the actor's characterization of a politician.
- depiction — A depiction of something is a picture or a written description of it.
- description — You can say that something is beyond description, or that it defies description, to emphasize that it is very unusual, impressive, terrible, or extreme.
Top questions with portraiture
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