portraiture

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹɪtjʊə(ɹ)/ See IPA manual

Freq #68981

Meanings

1

noun
The art or practice of making portraits in painting or photography.

She studied portraiture before specializing in landscape painting.
2

noun
A vivid description of a person's appearance and character in words.

The novel offers a sharp portraiture of small-town life.

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Synonyms

2 noun · a vivid description of a... portrayal

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Derived forms autoportraiture

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realistic portraiture
portrait art that depicts people in a lifelike way

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Middle English portraiture, portrature, purtraiture, pourtreture, from Old French portraiture, pourtraiture and Anglo-Norman purtraiture.

portraiture Middle English purtraiture xno

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# portraiture

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈpɔː(ɹ)tɹɪtjʊə(ɹ)/
**Frequency rank:** 68981

## Meanings
1. The art or practice of making portraits in painting or photography.
2. A vivid description of a person's appearance and character in words.

## Examples
- She studied portraiture before specializing in landscape painting.
- The novel offers a sharp portraiture of small-town life.

## Derived Forms
- autoportraiture

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: portraiture
- Root: purtraiture

## Etymology
From Middle English portraiture, portrature, purtraiture, pourtreture, from Old French portraiture, pourtraiture and Anglo-Norman purtraiture.

## AI Etymology
Portraiture is from Middle English portraiture, portrature, purtraiture, pourtreture, from Old French portraiture, pourtraiture and Anglo-Norman purtraiture. In present-day use, it can mean the art or practice of making portraits in painting or photography, or a vivid description of a person's appearance and character in words. Derived formations include autoportraiture.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes

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