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silhouetting

sil·hou·ette
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sil-oo-et]
    • /ˌsɪl uˈɛt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sil-oo-et]
    • /ˌsɪl uˈɛt/

Definitions of silhouetting word

  • noun silhouetting 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 silhouetting the outline or general shape of something: the slim silhouette of a skyscraper. 1
  • noun silhouetting a dark image outlined against a lighter background. 1
  • verb with object silhouetting to show in or as if in a silhouette. 1
  • verb with object silhouetting Printing. to remove the background details from (a halftone cut) so as to produce an outline effect. 1

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Origin of silhouetting

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

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Parts of speech for Silhouetting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

silhouetting 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

silhouetting usage trend in Literature

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