portrayal


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portrayal
n. description, depiction; drawing, painting; personification, act of playing a particular role (in a play or movie)

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portrayal

Noun
1. a word picture of a person's appearance and character
(synonym) portraiture, portrait
(hypernym) word picture, word-painting, delineation, depiction, picture, characterization, characterisation
(derivation) portray
2. acting the part of a character on stage; dramaticially representing the character by speech and action and gesture
(synonym) characterization, enactment, personation
(hypernym) acting, playing, playacting, performing
(hyponym) impression
(derivation) impersonate, portray
3. a representation by picture or portraiture
(synonym) depicting, depiction, portraying
(hypernym) representational process
(hyponym) mirror
(derivation) portray, depict, limn
4. any likeness of a person; "the photographer made excellent portraits"
(synonym) portrait
(hypernym) likeness, semblance
(hyponym) half-length
5. representation by drawing or painting etc
(synonym) depiction, delineation
(hypernym) pictorial representation, picturing
(hyponym) portraiture
(derivation) portray, present


Babylon English-CzechDownload this dictionary
portrayal
n. portrét; zobrazení; představení koho/čeho

Babylon English-PolishDownload this dictionary
portrayal
Rzecz. przedstawienie; portretowanie

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)Download this dictionary
Portrayal
(n.)
The act or process of portraying; description; delineation.
  

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