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- [sil-oo-et]
- /ˌsɪl uˈɛt/
- /ˌsɪl.uˈet/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sil-oo-et]
- /ˌsɪl uˈɛt/
Definitions of silhouette word
- noun silhouette a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, especially a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a person's face in profile. 1
- noun silhouette the outline or general shape of something: the slim silhouette of a skyscraper. 1
- noun silhouette a dark image outlined against a lighter background. 1
- verb with object silhouette to show in or as if in a silhouette. 1
- verb with object silhouette Printing. to remove the background details from (a halftone cut) so as to produce an outline effect. 1
- noun silhouette solid outline of sth 1
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Origin of silhouette
First appearance:
before 1790 One of the 43% newest English words
1790-1800; < French à la silhouette, after Etienne de Silhouette (1709-67), French finance minister
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Silhouette
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
silhouette popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
silhouette usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for silhouette
noun silhouette
- bod — A bod is a person.
- 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.
- contour — You can refer to the general shape or outline of an object as its contours.
- face — the front part of the head, from the forehead to the chin.
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