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PORTRAITURE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The activity of making portraits
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("portraiture" is a kind of...):
delineation; depiction; portrayal (representation by drawing or painting etc)
Derivation:
portray (make a portrait of)
portray (represent abstractly, for example in a painting, drawing, or sculpture)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A word picture of a person's appearance and character
Synonyms:
portrait; portraiture; portrayal
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("portraiture" is a kind of...):
characterisation; characterization; delineation; depiction; picture; word-painting; word picture (a graphic or vivid verbal description)
Derivation:
portray (portray in words)
