countable a painting, drawing, or photograph of someone, especially of their face only
Synonyms and related words
Specific types of picture or work of art
abstract
aquatint
bas-relief
2
countable a description of someone or something, for example in a book
portrait of:
an interesting portrait of life under communism
Synonyms and related words
Descriptions and stories
description
story
picture
3
uncountable a way of arranging a page so that its short sides are at the top and bottom. The other way of arranging a page, with the long sides at the top and bottom, is called landscape.
Synonyms and related words
Printing and fonts and print layout
bold
bold
CamelCase
portrait
noun
US /ˈpɔrtrət/
Other entries for this word
self-portraitnoun
portrait at landscape
Word Forms
singular
portrait
plural
portraits
DEFINITIONS3
1
countable a painting, drawing, or photograph of someone, especially of their face only
Synonyms and related words
Specific types of picture or work of art
abstract
aquatint
bas-relief
2
countable a description of someone or something, for example in a book
portrait of:
an interesting portrait of life under communism
Synonyms and related words
Descriptions and stories
description
story
picture
3
uncountable a way of arranging a page so that its short sides are at the top and bottom. The other way of arranging a page, with the long sides at the top and bottom, is called landscape.