portrait

Definitions

A painting, drawing, photograph, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant.

A detailed description or portrayal of a person or thing in words.

A vertical orientation of a page or display screen, as opposed to landscape.

Examples

The artist spent several weeks painting a detailed portrait of the queen.

She hung a beautiful family portrait above the fireplace in the living room.

Synonyms

likeness depiction representation image painting photograph sketch

Antonyms

caricature distortion misrepresentation abstraction nonrepresentational art