PORTRAITURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does portraiture mean? 

• PORTRAITURE (noun)
  The noun PORTRAITURE has 2 senses:

1. a word picture of a person's appearance and character

2. the activity of making portraits

  Familiarity information: PORTRAITURE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PORTRAITURE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A word picture of a person's appearance and character

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

portrait; portraiture; portrayal

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)

Sense 2

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)