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All vignette synonyms

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noun vignette

  • illustration — something that illustrates, as a picture in a book or magazine.
  • character sketch — a brief description or portrayal of a person's character, qualities, etc
  • apercus — a hasty glance; a glimpse.
  • 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.
  • halftone — Also called middle-tone. (in painting, drawing, graphics, photography, etc.) a value intermediate between light and dark.
  • 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.
  • half tone — semitone.
  • characterizations — portrayal; description: the actor's characterization of a politician.
  • writeup — Alternative spelling of write-up.
  • adumbration — to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
  • apercu — outline
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