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| 1. | [ noun ] (theater) acting the part of a character on stage; dramatically representing the character by speech and action and gesture | |
| Synonyms: | characterization personation enactment | |
| Related terms: | acting character impression pose | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a word picture of a person's appearance and character | |
| Synonyms: | portrait portraiture | |
| Related terms: | word_picture portray | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (psychology) a representation by picture or portraiture | |
| Synonyms: | depiction portraying depicting | |
| Related terms: | representational_process mirror picture portray | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (fine art,photography) any likeness of a person | |
| Synonyms: | portrait | |
| Examples: | "the photographer made excellent portraits" |
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| Related terms: | likeness half-length | |
| 5. | [ noun ] representation by drawing or painting etc | |
| Synonyms: | delineation depiction | |
| Related terms: | pictorial_representation portraiture picture trace portray | |
| Similar spelling: |
portray portrayer portrayed portraying Portera portrait Portor porter portraiture portraitist Portier |
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